title: Malignant ovarian germ cell tumor in King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the frequency, characteristics, treatment and outcome of patients with malignant ovarian germ cell tumor (MOGCT) in King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital during the period January 1992 - December 2000.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective descriptive study
  
  
  METHODS
  All patients with malignant ovarian germ cell tumor in King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital during the period January 1992 - December 2000 were analyzed by the characteristics of patients, treatment and outcome.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-six patients with MOGCT were demonstrated in that period with a mean age of 22.6 years old. Most of the patients were nulliparous and premenopausal status. Primary surgery was done in all patients. Forty-two patients (63.6%) received conservative surgery. Eight patients received no adjuvant treatment after surgery due to stage 1A dysgerminoma and immature teratoma stage I grade I. Fifty-six patients received chemotherapy for adjuvant treatment. VAC regimen was given in 27 cases (40.9%) and PVB regimen was given in 25 cases (37.9%). Salvage therapy in the patients with persistent and recurrent disease was treated in 9 patients, who received a platinum-base of regimen. Two-year survival was 88% with the median time to follow up 24 months. Overall five-year survival in the present study was 85%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MOGCT in King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital had clinical characteristics similar to other studies in malignant ovarian germ cell tumor Treatment by VAC regimen still has benefit in selected group.
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Ruangsak
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lertkhachonsuk
authors.forename: Wichai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Termrungruanglert
authors.forename: Apichai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vasuratna
authors.forename: Tul
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sittisomwong
authors.forename: Pongkasem
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Worasethsin
authors.forename: Damrong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tresukosol
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome