Treatment of bilateral ovarian dysgerminoma with 11-year follow-up: A case report.

INTRODUCTION: Malignant ovarian germ cell tumors (MOGCTs) are rare malignancies with an incidence of about 0.5/100,000. They account for less than 5% of all ovarian tumors, of which 32.8% are dysgerminomas, the female analogue of seminomas. These tumors occur in all age groups, with peak incidence below the age of 20 years in women. AIM: To describe the case of a bilateral ovarian dysgerminoma treatment with 11-year follow-up. METHODS: Case report with details regarding clinical history, surgical treatment, chemotherapy and follow up. We include a brief literature review. RESULTS: The patient underwent radical surgery for an advanced dysgerminoma, 20 cm in length, that compromised the contralateral ovary and sigmoid. Neoplastic cells were found in ascitic fluid. Subsequently, she underwent adjuvant chemotherapy according to a standard protocol. She has survived disease-free for more than 11 years. CONCLUSIONS: Dysgerminoma is a malignant neoplasm that, similar to other cancers, is easier to treat when diagnosed early. However, cures may be obtained even in advanced cases.

Microinvasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix in a 14-year-old adolescent: case report and literature review.

CONTEXT: Cancer of the uterine cervix is rare during adolescence. The reported rates are 0/100,000 adolescents aged 10 to 19 years and 1.7/100,000 women aged 20 to 24 years. However, several studies have shown increasing incidence of preneoplastic lesions at increasingly early ages. CASE REPORT: This paper reports a case of microinvasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix in a 14-year-old patient with menarche at 10 years of age and first coitus at 12 years of age. The objective of the present report was to alert gynecologists and pediatricians regarding the need for cervical carcinoma prevention among sexually active adolescents, based on educational programs that explain the purpose of colpocytological examinations and encourage their use, along with condom use and limitation of the number of sexual partners.

Microinvasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix in a 14-year-old adolescent: case report and literature review / Carcinoma microinvasor do colo uterino em paciente de 14 anos: relato de caso e revisão da literatura

CONTEXT: Cancer of the uterine cervix is rare during adolescence. The reported rates are 0/100,000 adolescents aged 10 to 19 years and 1.7/100,000 women aged 20 to 24 years. However, several studies have shown increasing incidence of preneoplastic lesions at increasingly early ages. CASE REPORT: This paper reports a case of microinvasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix in a 14-year-old patient with menarche at 10 years of age and first coitus at 12 years of age. The objective of the present report was to alert gynecologists and pediatricians regarding the need for cervical carcinoma prevention among sexually active adolescents, based on educational programs that explain the purpose of colpocytological examinations and encourage their use, along with condom use and limitation of the number of sexual partners.

CONTEXTO: O câncer do colo uterino é raro na adolescência, apresentando taxas de incidência de 0/100.000 adolescentes com idade entre 10 a 19 anos e de 1,7/100.000 mulheres com idade entre 20 e 24 anos. Entretanto, vários estudos mostram a incidência crescente das lesões pré-neoplásicas em idade cada vez menores. RELATO DE CASO: Este artigo relata um caso de carcinoma microinvasor do colo uterino em paciente de 14 anos com menarca aos 10 anos e a primeira relação aos 12 anos. Com este relato objetivamos alertar a comunidade médica, principalmente ginecologistas e pediatras, para a prevenção do carcinoma cervical entre adolescentes com vida sexual ativa. Além da realização de projetos educativos que divulguem a finalidade do exame citopatológico, o uso de preservativos e o controle do número de parceiros sexuais.