Incidence of malignant ovarian germ cell tumors [MOGCTs] in Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Incidence of malignant ovarian germ cell tumors [MOGCTs] in the Saudi Arabian population has not been studied before. Therefore, the primary objective of this study was to define the population-based incidence rates and histopathological types of MOGCTs in the Saudi Arabian population from 1999 to 2008. Our study showed that MOGCTs are a common type of ovarian tumors in the Saudi Arabian population, and the incidence rates and histopathological types are relatively comparable to the international populations with few differences.