Prognosis and Treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma from a Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary
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文摘

Background/Purpose

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising from a mature cystic teratoma of the ovary is rare and only reported sporadically. Clinical information on the disease is limited. This study assesses the clinical characteristics, treatment, outcome and prognostic factors of reported cases.

Methods

Two hundred and twenty cases from 1976 through to 2005 in MEDLINE were analyzed for patient age, clinical and laboratory data, extent of disease, tumor markers, treatment and survival rates. Only the 188 cases with surgical staging were included in the survival analysis.

Results

The disease occurred most often in elderly women (mean, 55.0 ± 14.4 years) and cysts were large (mean, 13.7 ± 5.7 cm). Abdominal pain (71.6 % ) was the most common symptom. Preoperative serum SCC antigen level had a high positive rate (81.3 % ). Overall 5-year survival rate for all stages was 48.4 % . For Stage I, the 5-year survival rate was 75.7 % ; stage II, 33.8 % ; stage III, 20.6 % ; and stage IV, 0 % (p < 0.0001). Univariate analysis revealed that tumor stage, patient age, tumor size, preoperative SCC antigen and CA125 levels, and optimal debulking were significant prognostic factors. Further investigation into treatments for all stages revealed that postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy may produce a better survival rate for both stage III and stage IV cases. However, postoperative radiotherapy did not show a similar effect. Multivariate analysis indicated that stage and optimal debulking were significant factors that influenced survival.

Conclusion

A mature cystic teratoma should be treated as early as possible. Tumor stage and optimal debulking are critical to survival. Unlike SCCs of the uterine cervix, postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy may produce a better result than adjuvant radiotherapy for advanced-stage cases.

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