title: Ovarian cysts and tumors in infancy and childhood.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Review of the clinical presentation, types (histology), and stages of presentation and overall outcome of ovarian tumors.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a retrospective study. Forty nine girls from 3 days to 12 years were included in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fourteen girls had benign and thirty three had malignant ovarian tumors. One girl had bilateral ovarian non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Dysgerminoma (40%) was the commonest malignant tumor followed by malignant teratoma (16.6%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pain and abdominal lump are the most common modes of presentation. Prognosis depends on the size of the tumor, stage and histology of the tumor. Conservative surgery should be the aim. Multidisciplinary management gives good prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Madhumita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: Ram Mohan
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Biswanath
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: Kartik C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sisodiya
authors.forename: Mahadev Prasad
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Patra
keywords: Dysgerminoma; Ovarian tumors; endodermal sinus tumor; germ cell tumors