Korean Journal of Gynecologic Oncology and Colposcopy  1998;9(4):504-508

A case of endodermal sinus tumor of ovary ; Complete remission & full-term delivery after conservative surgery and BEP therapy.

Woo Gyeong KIM 1 ; Kyung Bok LEE ; Moon Su SUNG ; Ki Tae KIM ; Hyun Chan KIM

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Keywords

Endodermal sinus tumor; Complete remission; NFSD

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

The endodermal sinus tumor of ovary is a rare, malignant germ cell tumor. It principally affects children and young adults. Earlier reports before combination chemothery described it was fatal and the prognosis was poor. The advances in treatment of endodermal sinus tumor have been achieved with the development of combination chemotherapy with monitoring tumor marker, serum AFP. The authors experienced a case of endodermal sinus tumor of ovary which showed complete remission following primary conservative surgery and three courses of combination chemotherapy(BEP) with normal full-term spontaneous delivery. With the case report, a brief review was made.