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Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
Patient Version   Health Professional Version   En español   Last Modified: 06/26/2008



Description






Stage Explanation






Treatment Option Overview






Childhood Mature and Immature Teratomas






Childhood Malignant Testicular Germ Cell Tumor






Childhood Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor






Childhood Extragonadal Malignant Germ Cell Tumor






Recurrent Childhood Malignant Germ Cell Tumor






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Childhood Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor

Treatment will depend on the age of the child and the specific tumor type. Surgery is the most common form of treatment for ovarian germ cell tumor. A doctor may take out the cancer using one of the following operations:

Treatment for young girls with early stage ovarian germ cell tumor will be unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Treatment for young girls with advanced stage ovarian germ cell tumor will be unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with or without chemotherapy.

The treatment for adolescents and young adults with ovarian germ cell tumor is similar to the treatment for adults. (Refer to the PDQ summary on Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors for more information.)

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with childhood malignant ovarian germ cell tumor. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.

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