title: Ovarian endodermal sinus tumor in a 76-year-old woman.
abstract: A 76-year-old woman underwent surgery for pelvic mass, during which a 13 x 8-cm right ovarian tumor was discovered. On histopathological examination, she was diagnosed with an endodermal sinus tumor with right tubal metastasis. The patient was treated with four cycles of Bleomycin, Etoposide and Cisplatin. She died of disseminated disease four years later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey. gulaydan@uludag.edu.tr
authors.forename: Gülaydan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Filiz
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozuysal
authors.forename: Tufan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bilgin
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin