Ovarian Teratomas in Children and Adolescents: Our Own Experience and Review of Literature
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:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
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Data Availability Statement
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Item | Our Series (n = 40) | Literature (n = 1418) |
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Mean age at diagnosis | 11.8 | 10.4 |
Adnexal torsion | 12 | 481 |
Biochemical markers elevated | 8 | 57 |
Oophorectomy | 30 | 463 |
Ovary-sparing surgery | 10 | 131 |
Laparoscopic approach | 6 | 128 |
Laparotomic approach | 34 | 466 |
Acute abdominal pain | 12 | 506 |
Chronic abdominal pain | 27 | 192 |
Palpable mass | Not mentioned | 146 |
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Gkrozou, F.; Tsonis, O.; Vatopoulou, A.; Galaziou, G.; Paschopoulos, M. Ovarian Teratomas in Children and Adolescents: Our Own Experience and Review of Literature. Children 2022, 9, 1571. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101571
Gkrozou F, Tsonis O, Vatopoulou A, Galaziou G, Paschopoulos M. Ovarian Teratomas in Children and Adolescents: Our Own Experience and Review of Literature. Children. 2022; 9(10):1571. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101571
Chicago/Turabian StyleGkrozou, Fani, Orestis Tsonis, Anastasia Vatopoulou, Georgia Galaziou, and Minas Paschopoulos. 2022. "Ovarian Teratomas in Children and Adolescents: Our Own Experience and Review of Literature" Children 9, no. 10: 1571. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101571