title: [Treatment for ovarian germ-cell tumors and the prognosis].
abstract: This article reviews the major advances in therapy for malignant ovarian germ-cell tumors. Most of the important developments such as greatly improved survival and the preservation of reproductive potential in most young patients have occurred during the past two decades. We will also describe the major unresolved issues in this field.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018237:Germinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate