CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Vol 25, 334-337, Copyright
© 1975 by American Cancer Society
Ovarian Cancer in ChildrenGuide for a Difficult Decision
Hugh R. K. Barber M.D.1
1 Director, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lenox Hill Hospital; Attending Surgeon, Gynecologic Service, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases: Attending Obstetrician Gynecologist, New York Hospital; and Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
Ovarian cancer in children, beyond the localized stage, is one of the most frustrating of all gynecologic diseases. Total surgical extirpation of localized disease is the only hope for cure. As yet, early diagnosis is more a matter of chance than scientific method.