title: Incidence of malignant ovarian germ cell tumors (MOGCTs) in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Incidence of malignant ovarian germ cell tumors (MOGCTs) in the Saudi Arabian population has not been studied before. Therefore, the primary objective of this study was to define the population-based incidence rates and histopathological types of MOGCTs in the Saudi Arabian population from 1999 to 2008. Our study showed that MOGCTs are a common type of ovarian tumors in the Saudi Arabian population, and the incidence rates and histopathological types are relatively comparable to the international populations with few differences.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: aabuzaid@alfaisal.edu.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abu-Zaid
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: drnazer@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nazer
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: oalomar@kfshrc.edu.sa.
authors.forename: Osama
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alomar
authors.affiliation: Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. Electronic address: aazzam70@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ayman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azzam
authors.affiliation: Saudi Cancer Registry, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: haleid@kfshrc.edu.sa.
authors.forename: Haya S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Al-Eid
authors.affiliation: Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: telhassan@kfshrc.edu.sa.
authors.forename: Tusneem Ahmed
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Elhassan
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: i_albadawi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ismail A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Al-Badawi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Incidence; Malignant ovarian germ cell tumor; Saudi Arabia