title: Malignant ovarian germ cell tumors: analysis of 32 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In this study, some clinicopathologic characteristics and the outcome of patients with malignant ovarian germ cell tumors (MOGCT) were evaluated.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical charts and pathologic reports of 32 patients with MOGCT treated at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and diagnosed at the Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty of Dicle University, Turkey from 1983 to 1999 were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirteen patients (40.6%) had dysgerminoma, nine (28.1%) had immature teratoma (four grade 1, three grade 2, and two grade 3), eight (25%) had endodermal sinus tumor, and two (6.3%) patients had mixed germ cell tumors. Site of involvement was unilateral in 30 (19 on the right and 11 on the left) and bilateral in two. All patients underwent primary surgery and 26 patients combination chemotherapy. There seemed to be a relationship between pathologic findings and clinical outcome, and MOGCT histologic types may affect the prognosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dysgerminoma had a better prognosis than the nondysgerminomatous group (p < 0.05). This study provides additional data in confirmation of previous reports that management of MOGCT with fertility preservation is safe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty of Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gül
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Uzunlar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D018237:Germinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013724:Teratoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology