title: Serous papillary adenocarcinoma of the ovary in a Nigerian child.
abstract: Serous papillary adenocarcinoma of the ovary is rare in childhood and has not hitherto been reported in Nigeria. This paper describes the first case of this neoplasm in a six-year-old Nigerian school girl. The mode of presentation and management is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akinola
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Okonofua
authors.forename: W O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Odesanmi
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Oshinaike
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery