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Re: Endodermal Sinus Tumor of the Ovary From: Steve Raymond (eryl@intekom.co.za) Wed May 21 16:26:34 2003 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Steve Raymond: "Re: Copious vaginal discharge" Previous message: Eberhard Lisse: "Re: Endodermal Sinus Tumor of the Ovary" Maybe in reply to: Eberhard Lisse: "Endodermal Sinus Tumor of the Ovary" As far as I am aware these tumours are very chemosensitive and a complete cure can be expected with fertility preservation. I see you have a reference from Art for a paper from Egypt, and I found one in Gynecological Oncology 40:2-6,1991 from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, reporting 28 patients between 1962 & 1987 with germ cell tumours, 7 of them with endodermal sinus tumours, treated conservatively. Remission was attained in 18, and of the 10 who wanted to get pregnant there were 7 full term deliveries. Steve Eberhard Lisse wrote: >Hi, > >I removed an ovary the size of a soccer ball last week from a 17 year old >school girl which has come back as Endodermal Sinus tumor (Yolk Sac), >with invasion of the capsule and of vessels. Omentum was free, no >lymphnodes palpated and the cytology hasn't come back yet. > >She will go down to the national oncologist in 10 days time when the >wound is well healed for chemotherapy. > >I reckon that would be Stage Ia, since the definition of Ic says "tumor >on the outer surface"? > >Now the question I have is whether I should eventually take out the >uterus and the remaining ovary? > >What if the cytology comes back positive, ie Ic? > >And, I took out one the size of a basket ball yesterday, I'll let you >know about the histology soon :-)-O > >greetings, el > -- S.H. Raymond FRCOG Principal Specialist Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Empangeni Hospital Private Bag X20005 Empangeni SOUTH AFRICA 3880 Phone: (+27)-35-9028560 Fax: (+27)-35-7922596 Next message: Steve Raymond: "Re: Copious vaginal discharge" Previous message: Eberhard Lisse: "Re: Endodermal Sinus Tumor of the Ovary" Maybe in reply to: Eberhard Lisse: "Endodermal Sinus Tumor of the Ovary"

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