title: Comprehensive laparoscopic surgical staging of ovarian dysgerminoma in a 13-year-old girl: a case report.
abstract: A case of comprehensive laparoscopic surgical staging for ovarian dysgerminoma in a 13-year-old girl is described. A 20-cm pelvic mass, rising from right adnexum, was incidentally diagnosed, and the patient underwent laparoscopic right salpingo-oophorectemy. Pathologic findings were consistent with diagnosis of pure dysgerminoma. We then performed laparoscopic staging including peritoneal washing; resection of right infundibulopelvic ligament; systematic pelvic, common iliac, and infrarenal paraaortic lymphadenectomy; appendectomy; and infracolic omentectomy. Uterus and left adnexum were spared to preserve future fertility. Currently, the patient is alive and free of disease after 21 months of follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of comprehensive laparoscopic surgical staging for ovarian neoplasm in a 13-year-old patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy. stefucc@libero.it
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uccella
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cromi
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seveso
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Siesto
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ghezzi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*