Clinical parameters and treatment results in recurrent granulosa cell tumor of the ovary.
OBJECTIVE
The objectives of this study were to evaluate the patients' characteristics and treatment results for 11 recurrent granulosa cell tumors (GCT) of the ovary.


METHODS
Tumor registries were screened retrospectively for all patients treated between 1979 and 1999 for ovarian tumors at the University of Istanbul. All information about these patients was obtained from operation, pathology, and follow-up reports. Then the clinical data were extracted. The patients were classified in stages according to FIGO criteria. There were 952 ovarian carcinomas, of which 45 were GCT. Eleven of 45 patients (24%) developed recurrent disease on follow-up.


RESULTS
All patients but one had advanced (III-IV) disease at diagnosis. The median progression-free interval (PFI) was 16 months (range, 5-39 months) with a marked difference in PFI between patients receiving (24 months) and not receiving (8 months) initial chemotherapy. Among patients received chemotherapy (six patients), two complete and two partial responses were observed, for an overall response rate of 67%. The median survival for all patients was 26 (4-73) months with a longer survival (38 versus 8 months) for patients retreated with a platinum-containing regimen.


CONCLUSIONS
Despite the fact that small number of treated cases does not allow an adequate evaluation, retreatment with cis-platinum-containing regimens may be the treatment of choice for patients with recurrent disease.
Uygun
Kazim
K
Department of Oncology, University of Trakya, Edirne, Turkey. kzuygun@hotmail.com
Aydiner
Adnan
A
Saip
Pinar
P
Kocak
Zafer
Z
Basaran
Mert
M
Dincer
Maktav
M
Topuz
Erkan
E
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006106:Granulosa Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies