Dysgerminoma and pregnancy

Ovarian Dysgerminoma Associated with Pregnancy

A case of a 33-year-old 3 gravida, 1 para pregnant woman in the 7th week of gestation who was concurrented with dysgerminoma is presented. Measurements were made on serum lactic dehydrogenase, alpha-fetoprotein, CA-125, and pelvicmagnetic resonance imaging. The clinical stage was IA and right salpingo-oophorectomy and biopsy of the left ovary were done preserving the pregnancy. A cytological fi...

Diagnosis of ovarian dysgerminoma during pregnancy.

Dysgerminoma with pregnancy and viable baby: a case report.

Dysgerminomas are the most common of primitive germ cell tumors of the ovary, accounting for 1-5% of all ovarian malignancies. The reproductive age group females are most commonly affected, thereby causing problems in conception and if pregnancy occurs, it leads to feto-maternal compromise. It is extremely rare to have a successful natural pregnancy, with viable child birth with a coexisting dy...

Ovarian dysgerminoma and synchronic contralateral tubal pregnancy followed by normal intra-uterine gestation: a case report

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION We report that the coincidence of ovarian tumor and pregnancy poses significant challenges that are more pronounced if the pregnancy is ectopic. CASE PRESENTATION Here, we report a rare and interesting case of a 24-year-old nulliparous Spanish woman who experienced the coincidental occurrence of left tubal pregnancy and dysgerminoma in the right ovary. The corpus lu...

Successful pregnancy outcome after fertility-sparing surgery and chemotherapy for dysgerminoma.

Ovarian dysgerminoma is a rare malignancy of the ovary. This is a case report of a 30-year-old female, presenting with a huge ovarian mass along with multiple gallstones; she was treated by fertility-sparing excision of the mass and cholecystectomy, followed by chemotherapy. She later had an uneventful pregnancy and delivered a healthy baby.