Serous papillary adenocarcinoma of the ovary in a Nigerian child.
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.
Akinola
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Department of Surgery, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Okonofua
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Odesanmi
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Oshinaike
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D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery