Kitajima Y, Endo T, Hayashi T, Ishioka S, Baba T, Honnma H, Saito T
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Hum Reprod. 2007 Mar;22(3):850-2. doi: 10.1093/humrep/del413. Epub 2006 Oct 25.
Mixed germ cell tumours of the ovary, one type of malignant ovarian germ cell tumours (MOGCTs), are rare gynaecologic cancers usually affecting young women. We report the case of a patient with an advanced ovarian mixed germ cell tumour who underwent fertility-saving surgery followed by a chemotherapy regimen of cisplatin, vinblastine and peplomycin. The patient was disease-free 8 years after initial presentation. She conceived and gestated dichorionic twins after IVF-embryo transfer. To the best of our knowledge, the patient is the first to be treated successfully with the combination chemotherapy regimen and then conceive safely using assisted reproductive technology (ART).