https://doi.org/10.4081/aamr.2020.132

A huge abdomino-pelvis tumour in a prepubertal girl: A case report of dysgerminoma infiltrating both ovaries and uterus in an 11-year-old girl in Maiduguri

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2020)
Published: February 24, 2021
Dysgerminoma, ovary, prepubertal girl, uterus
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Abubakar Garba Farouk
farouk649@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8766-8334
Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria.
Abubakar Farate
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9457-1741
Department of Radiology, Nigeria.
Samuel Wabada
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3211-1608
Department of Surgery, Paediatric Surgery Unit, Nigeria.
Iro Nkama
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9598-8749
Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria.
Ado Danazumi Geidam
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0081-3880
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

Dysgerminoma is one of the rare highly malignant ovarian germ cell tumour. It originate from undifferentiated germ cells that are similar to primordial germ cells, and it is identical to testicular seminoma in males. Despite the tumour being malignant, prognosis is excellent with surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy, with promising results concerning future fertility. In this case, we report an 11-year-old girl with abdominal swelling for 7 years. She had gross abdominal distension, with a huge palpable mass. Abdominopelvic ultrasound scan showed a huge heterogeneous mass measured 9.8 cm x 15.7 cm and computed tomography showed a huge lobulated mass measured 19.2 cm x 19.0 cm x 16.3 cm. Exploratory laparotomy and excision of the mass was done. Ovarian dysgerminoma are uncommon in prepubertal girls. Prognosis depends on the stage at presentation and histology. Multidisciplinary management with a Gynaecologists and Oncologists with joint decision on the need to maintain the child’s developmental and reproductive potential as much as possible should aimed at.

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Farouk, A. G., Farate, A., Wabada, S., Nkama, I., & Geidam, A. D. (2021). A huge abdomino-pelvis tumour in a prepubertal girl: A case report of dysgerminoma infiltrating both ovaries and uterus in an 11-year-old girl in Maiduguri. Annals of African Medical Research, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/aamr.2020.132

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