ORGAN-PRESERVING OPERATIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF IMMATURE OVARIAN TERATOMA

Abstract

Organ-preserving operations (OPO) in patients with immature ovarian teratoma are shown to be a required technique that permits reproductive function to be preserved in young female patients. The most important positive aspect of OPO is also to preserve a normal hormonal background, owing to which surgical castration-related disorders may be prevented.

Keywords

• immature teratoma of the ovary
• germ cell tumors
• treatment of germ cell tumors