title: Pregnancy following conservative surgery and adjunctive chemotherapy for stage III immature teratoma of the ovary.
abstract: A 24-year-old woman with stage III grade 3 immature teratoma of the ovary was treated with a unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and nine courses of vincristine, actinomycin D, and cyclophosphamide combination chemotherapy. She had a negative second-look exploration; 30 months after initial surgery she became pregnant, and subsequently delivered a normal child at term. This is the first report of a successful pregnancy following conservative surgery and chemotherapy for advanced-stage immature teratoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Elg
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Benson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D003609:Dactinomycin; D014750:Vincristine; D003520:Cyclophosphamide