A retrospective analysis of thirty-two borderline ovarian tumours in adolescent girls

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the clinical, reproductive outcome and the rate of recurrence of low malignant ovarian tumours in adolescent girls after surgical conservative treatment by laparoscopy or laparotomy. We report 32 cases of patients with borderline ovarian tumours (BOT), who were surgically treated from 1990 to 2007 at the Department of Democritus University in Greece and the Aschaffenburg -Teaching Hospital in Germany. BOT lesions in teenagers were associated with variable non-specific presenting symptoms. The ultrasonographic investigations can be helpful in the early diagnosis of BOT in teenage girls. Most of the patients were diagnosed at an early stage. Available data of our study indicate that in these patients, fertility, pregnancy outcome and survival remain excellent.