Epidemiology and prognosis factors of germ cell tumors of the ovary
- Author:
Nguyen Manh Quoc
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
germ cell tumors
- MeSH:
epidemiology;
Germ Cells;
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal;
Prognosis
- From:Journal Ho Chi Minh Medical
2003;7(3):161-166
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
For the 5 years period 1994-1998, a total of 168 cases were registered in Ho Chi Minh city Cancer hospital. Malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary acoount for 15.5% of all malignant ovarian tumors and 57.6% of that in children under 15 years of age. The most common age group was between age 15 and 24 (30.4%). In this study, 5 year relative survival of malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary was relatively low (57.1%) in comparison with other study groups. This might be reflected the lacking in early detection, diagnosis and treatment of this rare ovarian neoplasm in our country
