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Clinical Determinants Affecting Indications for Surgery and Chemotherapy in Recurrent Ovarian Granulosa Cell Tumor
Hidekatsu Nakai1, Eiji Koike1, Kosuke Murakami1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka 589-8511, Japan.
Background:
Because reports on the management of recurrent granulosa cell tumor have been sparse, a consensus as to which patients should undergo surgical resection and which patients should be considered for chemotherapy has not been established.
Methods:
A total of 21 tumor recurrences in eight patients with granulosa cell tumor were reviewed.
Results:
Surgery was performed as the main treatment for 13 recurrences, while chemotherapy was chosen as the main treatment for eight recurrences. Complete tumor resection could be accomplished in 13 of 16 surgeries (81.3%), which include all the ten recurrences without involvement of liver or diaphragm and without ascites. The number of recurrent masses was significantly higher in the early recurrence group (progression free survival < 2 years) than in the late recurrence (progression free survival > 2 years). All cases with a solitary recurrent tumor at an extra-peritoneal site presented a significantly longer progression free survival.
Conclusions:
For patients with recurrent granulosa cell tumor, surgery may provide the best disease control. In cases with complete resection, the number of recurrent masses was the predictive factor for the next recurrence, and adjuvant chemotherapy might be considered in such cases.
