Laparoscopic treatment of ovarian tumors in children: an experience of seven cases in Mansoura University Hospital

This study included seven patients with age range of 7 to 11  years presented with ovarian tumors. The following items were fulfilled for all studied cases: age at diagnosis, presenting complaints, blood samples for detection of tumor markers, abdominal ultrasonography, abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), treatment by laparoscopy, histopathological e xamination, and the outcome of the patients. All ovarian tumors were benign. Three cases were found to be cystic teratomas, two cases were benign serous cystadenoma, only one case was cystadeno-fibroma and one case was solid tumor, and its histology did not give a clear diagnosis, but no malignant c ells were found. Unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was carried out in three patients, whereas the other four patients had unilateral ovarian cystectomy. In one case, intraoperative spillage during excision of the tumoroccurred. Recovery of all patients was good and without any complications. Laparosc opic conservative surgery as a treatment for benign ovarian tumor in childhood gives a good chance to preserve future fertility.
Source: Gynecological Surgery - Category: OBGYN Source Type: research