Objectives. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the patients' characteristics and treatment results for 11 recurrent granulosa cell tumors (GCT) of the ovary. Methods. Tumor registries were screened retrospectively for all patients treated between 1979 and 1999 for ovarian tumors at the University of Istanbul. All information about these patients was obtained from operation, pathology, and follow-up reports. Then the clinical data were extracted. The patients were classified in stages according to FIGO criteria. There were 952 ovarian carcinomas, of which 45 were GCT. Eleven of 45 patients (24%) developed recurrent disease on follow-up. Results. All patients but one had advanced (III-IV) disease at diagnosis. The median progression-free interval (PFI) was 16 months (range, 5-39 months) with a marked difference in PFI between patients receiving (24 months) and not receiving (8 months) initial chemotherapy. Among patients received chemotherapy (six patients), two complete and two partial responses were observed, for an overall response rate of 67%. The median survival for all patients was 26 (4-73) months with a longer survival (38 versus 8 months) for patients retreated with a platinum-containing regimen. Conclusions. Despite the fact that small number of treated cases does not allow an adequate evaluation, retreatment with cis-platinum-containing regimens may be the treatment of choice for patients with recurrent disease. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.
