Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors: Pictorial Essay

Abstract

Ovarian germ cell tumors of the ovary represent a histologically heterogenous group of tumors with a high incidence at reproductive age. Patients with this pathology are very often young women with amenorrhea. The aim of this article is to present a pictorial essay of this rare pathology and to promote a national tumor registry and protocol. The treatment is individualized according to age, and fertility-sparing surgery is the actual standard of surgical treatment for young patients in early stage of the disease.

Keywords

• ovarian germ cell tumors
• fertility sparing
• ovarian malignancies
• young women
• unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy