title: [Successful pregnancy after conservative surgery and chemotherapy for dysgerminoma of the ovary: case report].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Considering the important improvement of surgical techniques and chemotherapy in the last few years, it is possible today, in selected cases of patients previously treated for ovarian cancer, to support their desire for motherhood, thus improving the quality of life for them. The major problem for the Gynecologic Oncologist in treating young women for ovarian tumor is the lack of statistically significant experience world-wide, because of the very few cases in which the reproductive function is preserved, and pregnancy is subsequently possible.
  
  
  METHODS
  The aim of this study was presentation the successful pregnancy after conservative surgery and chemotherapy for dysgerminoma of the ovary stage Ia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient age 23 was admitted to Department of Gynecology & Obstetric in Hospital of Słupsk in 1995 year with diagnosis right ovarian tumor. Right-side adnexectomy was performed initially. Histopathological examination of surgical specimen revelated dysgerminoma ovary stage Ia. Due to the clearly elevated tumor marker levels, indicating an involvement of other germ cell elements, and necrobiosis of tumor, we opted for postoperative chemotherapy instead of radiotherapy. Six cycles of BEP protocol chemotherapy was given. The follow-up included regular monitoring of the tumor markers. In the year 1998 the patient conceived and had a delivery of a normal infant at term. To date, there has been no indication towards tumor recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After adequate staging and accurate information is given to the patient, conservative treatment may be safe in some women with early ovarian cancer. In early stage pure ovarian dysgerminoma conservative surgery combined with radiotherapy or chemotherapy showed high complete remission rates and excellent survival rates. For younger patients and those with gestation desires as well as patients with advanced diseases, adjuvant chemotherapy following surgery might be a better choice.
authors.affiliation: Oddziału Połozniczo-Ginekologicznego Samodzielnego Publicznego Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Zespolonego w Słupsku.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Studziński
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaliński
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Filipczak
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Branicka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016896:Treatment Outcome