title: Survival and reproductive function after treatment of immature ovarian teratoma.
abstract: We conducted a clinical and pathologic review of nine patients with immature ovarian teratoma. The histologic grade of the tumor seemed to be a reliable indicator of prognosis. Low stage and low grade immature ovarian teratomas have an excellent prognosis. Platinum-based chemotherapy has been confirmed to be effective in the management of patients with ovarian germ cell tumors. Low grade pure ovarian immature teratoma is a potentially curable disease and a fertility-sparing surgical approach is possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The Medical Faculty of Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Uzunlar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yalinkaya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaldiz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kilinç
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gül
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013724:Teratoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome