title: [Ovarian tumors in childhood].
abstract: Authors report their experience with 33 pediatric patients with ovarian tumors seen in the last 17 years. Total mortality was 12%. The condition was beginning in 76% of cases, most of them cystic tumors, with a 100% survival rate. Only 4 patients, with malignant tumors of different histologic nature, died. Clinical features, diagnostic procedures, therapeutic approaches and outcome are analyzed. The fact that the older the patient higher the probability of harboring a malignant tumor is stressed.
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Tumores ováricos en la infancia.