An Incidental Finding of Bilateral Dysgerminoma During Cesarean Section: Dilemmas in Management [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Dysgerminoma is an uncommon malignant tumour arising from germ cells of ovary. It occurs mostly in the reproductive age group. Its association with pregnancy is rare. Its management remains a challenge especially in an unsuspected case.
Mamta Gupta, Rita Jindal, Vandana Saini
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Case Report: Ovarian dysgerminoma with pseudo-Meigs syndrome in a child. [PDF]
Front PediatrOvarian dysgerminoma is a rare pediatric germ cell tumor, and its association with pseudo-Meigs syndrome (PMS) is exceedingly uncommon. PMS is characterized by massive pleural effusions and ascites accompanying a pelvic mass, which often leads to ...
Li Z, Chen D, Wei Q.
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Dysgerminoma and pregnancy [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction. Dysgerminomas are germ cell ovarian tumors. They affect young females, prevalently during childhood. The problem arises when dysgerminoma is diagnosed in women of reproductive age who have never given birth and require a surgical procedure.
Trenkić Milan +4 more
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Dysgerminoma and gonadoblastoma in the course of Swyer syndrome [PDF]
, 2016 We present a case of a woman with primary amenorrhea. Ultrasound imaging showed a uterus of normal size but bands of connective tissues at the site of ovaries. A genetic test was done which revealed the XY karyotype. Swyer syndrome was diagnosed.
Andrzej Wojtyś +19 more
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Prevalence of c-KIT mutations in gonadoblastoma and dysgerminomas of patients with disorders of sex development (DSD) and ovarian dysgerminomas. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Activating c-KIT mutations (exons 11 and 17) are found in 10-40% of testicular seminomas, the majority being missense point mutations (codon 816). Malignant ovarian dysgerminomas represent ~3% of all ovarian cancers in Western countries, resembling ...
Remko Hersmus +12 more
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Swyer syndrome (46XY pure gonadal dysgenesis) presenting with dysgerminoma
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2019 Dysgerminoma is the most common malignant germ cell tumor of the ovary. This malignancy can be associated with pure gonadal dysgenesis (Swyer syndrome), mixed gonadal dysgenesis, and partial gonadal dysgenesis. Dysgerminoma usually develops in phenotypic
M Banyameen Iqbal +3 more
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Swyer syndrome (46, XY complete gonadal dysgenesis): A rare case of primary amenorrhea
Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2022 Swyer syndrome is a type of gonadal dysgenesis wherein a 46, XY karyotype presents with a female phenotype. It is a rare cause of disorder in sexual development that occurs in 1:100,000 births. Local studies are currently limited to few case reports. Sex-
Pamela Maria P. Mallari +1 more
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022 We report on the case of a patient with dysgerminoma, a rare germ cell tumor, which showed hypercalcemia with an elevation of 1α,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (calcitriol). A 27-year-old nulliparous woman presented with hypercalcemia during the examination
Natsuko Hara +11 more
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Histomorphological Spectrum of Gonadal and Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumours at a Tertiary Cancer Centre in Southern Rajasthan, India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Introduction: Germ Cell Tumours (GCT) are heterogenous tumours believed to arise from primordial germ cells. The GCT predominantly affects gonads (testis and ovary) and also involves extragonadal sites, characteristically locations along midline of ...
Tarang Patel +3 more
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46XX pure gonadal dysgenesis with dysgerminoma along with leydig cells: a unique presentation [PDF]
, 2020 Authors report a unique case of 46XX gonadal dysgenesis, with dysgerminoma in one ovary and other streak ovary with hilar nests of leydig cells. It is exceptionally rare to find dysgerminoma in a dysgenetic gonad with no Y chromosome and so is the ...
Singh, Pratibha +3 more
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