Prevalence and Management of Nonepithelial Ovarian Cancer in a Sub‐Saharan African Setting.
Background: Nonepithelial ovarian cancers (NEOCs) comprise a group of uncommon malignancies which can be challenging to treat. This broad term includes germ cell tumors, sex cord–stromal tumors, and rare types of ovarian cancer, such as small‐cell carcinomas and sarcomas. It is imperative that these...
| Publicado en: | Obstetrics & Gynecology International Vol. 2026; pp. 1 - 6 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2/10/2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=191490761&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 191490761 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 16879589 8ND9 jtl: Obstetrics & Gynecology International issn: 16879589 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2/10/2026 vid: 2026 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 191490761 191490761 191490761 10.1155/ogi/2835994 191490761 ppf: 1 ppct: 5 formats: tig: atl: Prevalence and Management of Nonepithelial Ovarian Cancer in a Sub‐Saharan African Setting. aug: au: Batu, Biruck Gashawbeza Wondafrash, Mekitie Teka, Amanuel Yeneneh Lucero-Prisno, Don Eliseo Sium, Abraham Fessehaye Sharma, Karuna affil: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College,, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sphmmc.edu.et sug: subj: Ovarian Neoplasms Epidemiology Ovarian Neoplasms Therapy Sub-Saharan Africans Therapeutics Methods Ovarian Neoplasms Diagnosis Human Female Germinoma Sex Cord-Gonadal Stromal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Retrospective Design Record Review Academic Medical Centers Ethiopia Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics Adolescence Adult Middle Age Aged Aged, 80 and Over Prevalence Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Aged, 80 & over Female ab: Background: Nonepithelial ovarian cancers (NEOCs) comprise a group of uncommon malignancies which can be challenging to treat. This broad term includes germ cell tumors, sex cord–stromal tumors, and rare types of ovarian cancer, such as small‐cell carcinomas and sarcomas. It is imperative that these rare tumors are managed with accurate diagnosis, staging, and treatment in order to optimize patient outcomes. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence, pathology, and therapeutic interventions for NEOC in a Sub‐Saharan African setting. Methods: This is a 5‐year retrospective review of NEOC cases managed at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from September 2016 to September 2020. Data on NEOCs including clinical presentation, pathology, therapeutic interventions, staging status, type of surgery, histological subtype, and current disease status were extracted from patients' records. Data were collected using a structured data extraction format. Data were analyzed using Stata release 15 (College Station, TX: StataCorp LLC). Results: The prevalence of NEOC was 17.3% (80 out of 264 cases of ovarian cancer). Among the types of NEOC, sex cord–stromal tumors were most common (46.2%) followed by germ cell tumors (43.8%). Of the germ cell tumors, yolk‐sac tumor was the common histologic subtype, representing 15% of all NEOC cases. Sixty‐five percent of cases were managed with staging surgery while 27% underwent fertility sparing surgery. There was no statistically significant association between patients' age and type of tumor (p = 0.08). Conclusion: In this study, the prevalence of NEOC was 17.3%, which is higher than in other previous reports in the literature. Yolk‐sac tumor was the most common histologic subtype among germ cell tumors. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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