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Prevalence and Management of Nonepithelial Ovarian Cancer in a Sub-Saharan African Setting. [PDF]

Obstet Gynecol Int
Background Nonepithelial ovarian cancers (NEOCs) comprise a group of uncommon malignancies which can be challenging to treat. This broad term includes germ cell tumors, sex cord–stromal tumors, and rare types of ovarian cancer, such as small‐cell carcinomas and sarcomas.
Batu BG, Wondafrash M, Teka AY, Lucero-Prisno DE, Sium AF.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Paraneoplastic neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder associated with ovarian dysgerminoma: a case report and literature review

Frontiers in Immunology
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a clinical syndrome characterized by attacks of acute optic neuritis and transverse myelitis. We report a case with paraneoplastic NMOSD that improved after immunosuppressive therapy, surgical resection ...
Pan Liu, Shuangying Wang, Chunhua Zhang, Yanfang Li   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clinical management of ovarian small-cell carcinoma of the hypercalcemic type: A proposal for conservative surge [PDF]

, 2009
Ovarian small-cell carcinoma of the hypercalcemic type is a rare and highly malignant tumor. In two thirds of the patients, the tumor is associated with asymptomatic paraneoplastic hypercalcemia.
Burg, M. (Mirjam) van der, Dykgraaf, R.H.M. (Ramon), Ewing-Graham, P.C. (Patricia), Helmerhorst, T.J.M. (Theo), Jong, D. (Diederick) de, Veen, M. (Mirjam) van   +5 more
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Dysgerminoma in three patients with Swyer syndrome

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2007
Background Dysgerminoma is the most common malignant germ cell tumor of the ovary. This malignancy can be associated with pure gonadal dysgenesis or Swyer syndrome, mixed gonadal dysgenesis and partial gonadal dysgenesis.
Karimi Zarchi Mojgan, Behtash Nadereh
doaj   +1 more source

Mixed germ cell sex cord-stromal tumors of the testis and ovary. Morphological, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic study of seven cases [PDF]

, 2006
We present the morphological, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic features of three cases of testicular and four cases of ovarian mixed germ cell sex cord-stromal tumors (MGSCT).
Dvorak, Vladimir, Hes, Ondrej, Kazakov, Dmitry V., Matoska, Jozef, Michal, Michal, Mukensnabl, Petr, Sima, Radek, Talerman, Alexander, Vanacek, Tomas, Zuntova, Anna   +9 more
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Bilateral Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor in a 46,XX Female with Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome and Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism

JCRPE, 2022
Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS) is a rare autosomal recessive disease, affecting mainly patients of Slavic origin. It is caused by a defect in the NBN gene, resulting in defective nibrin protein formation.
Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Malgorzata Styczewska, Dorota Birkholz-Walerzak, Mariola Iliszko, Beata S. Lipska-Zietkiewicz, Wojciech Kosiak, Ninela Irga-Jaworska, Ewa Izycka-Swieszewska, Ewa Bien   +8 more
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Salvage resection of advanced mediastinal tumors [PDF]

, 2019
The surgical treatment of locally advanced mediastinal tumors invading the great vessels and other nearby structures still represent a tricky question, principally due to the technical complexity of the resective phase, the contingent need to carry out
Andreetti, Claudio, Ciccone, Anna Maria, D’Andrilli, Antonio, Ibrahim, Mohsen, Maurizi, Giulio, Menna, Cecilia, Poggi, Camilla, Rendina, Erino Angelo, Vanni, Camilla, Venuta, Federico   +9 more
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Ovarian Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Initially Suspected Dysgerminoma Managed by Laparoscopic Staging Surgery

Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, 2020
Ovarian diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is rare. DLBCL is a complex type of lymphoma. The ovarian DLBCL usually harbor a favorable prognosis. We report a case of ovarian DLBCL that presented as an ovarian mass with lower abdominal pain and was ...
Pei-Chen Li, P. Lim, Y. Hsu, D. Ding
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Imaging appearance of ovarian dysgerminoma: A report of two cases

Radiology Case Reports
Ovarian dysgerminoma is a rare germ cell tumor accounting for 1%-2% of all malignant ovarian tumors and is generally associated with a good prognosis.
Ghita Lahnine, Btissam Benabderrazik, Amal Akammar, Nizar El Bouardi, Badreddine Alami, Moulay Y.A. Lamrani, Mustapha Maaroufi, Meryem Boubbou, Meriem Haloua   +8 more
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The Functional Role and Molecular Characterization of the Therapeutic Target CLDN6 in Germ Cell Tumors

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The tight junction protein CLDN6 has been identified as a cancer‐associated cell surface marker that is rarely expressed in healthy tissues. In testicular germ cell tumors (GCT), CLDN6 is particularly detectable in seminomas, embryonal carcinomas, and choriocarcinomas.
Jule Zwick, Margaretha A. Skowron, Gereon Poschmann, Patrick Petzsch, Ann Kathrin Bergmann, Kai Stühler, Jochen Hecht, Daniel Nettersheim   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source