Treatment will depend on the age of the child and the specific tumor type. Surgery is the most common form of treatment for ovarian germ cell tumor. A doctor may take out the cancer using one of the following operations:

• Unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy: taking out the ovary with the cancer and the fallopian tube on the same side



• Tumor debulking: taking out as much of the cancer as possible

Treatment for young girls with early stage ovarian germ cell tumor will be unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Treatment for young girls with advanced stage ovarian germ cell tumor will be unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with or without chemotherapy.

The treatment for adolescents and young adults with ovarian germ cell tumor is similar to the treatment for adults. (Refer to the PDQ summary on Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors for more information.)

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with childhood malignant ovarian germ cell tumor.

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