STAGE-III PAPILLARY SEROUS CYSTADENOCARCIOMA OF THE OVARY IN A 15-YEAR-OLD FEMALE

Epithelial ovarian cancer is the most common cause of death due to gyn ecologic malignancies in adults, but is rare in children and adolescen ts. The majority of ovarian cancers in children and adolescents are st age I at diagnosis and conservative management with preservation of fe rtility is often possible. Twenty-nine serous epithelial cancers have been reported in females under age 20, only two of which are known to be advanced stage (both stage III). We present a case of advanced stag e papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma in a 15-year-old female treated with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and debulking surgery followed by combination chemotherapy. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.