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Malignant ovarian germ cell tumours (MOGCTs) are rare but curable at all stages of the disease. We report the case of a 25-year-old patient who consulted for pelvic pain in her 4th day of post-partum. The gynaecological examination revealed a firm mass independent of the uterus. A pelvic ultrasound and abdomino-pelvic tomography revealed a heterogeneous mass probably linked to the ovary, with ascetic fluid. A laparotomy was indicated. It showed an ovarian tumour localized in the left ovary with ascetic fluid. The patient underwent a left salpingo-oophorectomy with biopsies of the right ovary, peritoneum and the omentum. The histological study showed a dysgerminoma and yolk sac tumor. The level of human chorionic gonadotropin and fetoprotein was normal. Sixmonthly abdomino-pelvic tomography and marker measurements revealed no abnormalities. The patient did not experience any recurrence. MOGCTs are rare neoplasms that affect girls and young women and have good prognosis at all stages of disease with optimal therapy and the majority of MOGCT patients retain their reproductive function. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The malign, primitive and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the ovary in young child is a rare entity. Therefore, we report the observation of a 13-years-old girl who consulted for an abdominopelvic tumour. The radiological exploration suggested an ovarian tumor. The differential diagnosis was put with the germinal tumors but the biological markers were normal. The laparotomy was indicated and highlighted an unilateral ovarian tumor, and the patient benefited of an annexectomy. The histological study revealed a primary malignant and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the ovary. The assessment of extension was normal and the patient received adjuvant chemotherapy. In this case report, we are underlining the difficulty of the preoperative diagnosis, the therapeutic and the prognosis of this rare entity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors report a case of Demons-Meigs syndrome associated in two women. This syndrome associates ascitic effusion, pleural effusion and benign ovarian fibrothecoma. The evolution is favourable after total excision of the tumor. The authors underline the clinical, therapeutic and pronosis features of the syndrome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors describe a juvenile granulosa cell tumour occurring in a 30-year-old woman. Clinically, the presence of ascites was associated with a pelvic mass. The tumour was localized strictly to the ovary, so conservative surgery was performed, proving sufficient to remove all the tumour tissue. Erroneous histological results revealed microscopic signs of an ovarian fibrothecoma. The patient, who presented with ascites, underwent laparotomy and excision was found to be impossible. A second histological examination showed microscopic signs of an ovarian juvenile granulosa cell tumour. Adjuvant chemotherapy was administered. After four months of treatment, however, the patient died. The purpose of this study is to assess the difficulty in using histological examinations to evaluate these tumours. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]