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Small-cell carcinoma of the ovary of the hypercalcemic type in an 8-year-old girl

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Tumors of the ovary in girls represent about 80% of pediatric genital tumors; approximately 30% of these tumors are malignant. The risk of malignancy increases with decreasing age. The most frequent finding is a teratoma; other tumors are rare. Small-cell carcinoma (SCCO) of the ovary is extremely rare, occurring mostly in young women. We present an 8-year-old girl with a SCCO of the hypercalcemic type. The findings and treatment are discussed with emphasis on the poor prognosis in these patients, even in stage 1 disease. The current literature is reviewed.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, WW University of Münster, Germany, , , , , , DE

    A. Wagner, R. Kleta & H. Jürgens

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, WW University of Münster, Germany, , , , , , DE

    J. Schleef, K. Schaarschmidt & G.-H. Willital

  3. Department of Pathology, WW University of Münster, Germany, , , , , , DE

    B. Dockhorn-Dworniczak

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  1. J. Schleef
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Accepted: 17 June 1998

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Schleef, J., Wagner, A., Kleta, R. et al. Small-cell carcinoma of the ovary of the hypercalcemic type in an 8-year-old girl. Pediatr Surg Int 15, 431–434 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830050625

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