{"id":1111,"date":"2018-02-26T19:30:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T19:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/jmg\/?p=1111"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:57:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:57:46","slug":"pediatric-ovarian-tumours-and-their-associated-cancer-susceptibility-syndromes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/jmg\/2018\/02\/26\/pediatric-ovarian-tumours-and-their-associated-cancer-susceptibility-syndromes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pediatric Ovarian Tumours and Their Associated Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes (Contributed by Dr. Catherine Goudie)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ovarian cancers arising in children and adolescents are rare events and can be associated with various cancer predisposition syndromes (i.e., genetic conditions that heighten the risk of developing cancers throughout life). Although germ cell tumours are the most frequent subtype of ovarian cancer seen in the pediatric age group, a multitude of other tumours can develop, each one so rare that it may only be seen once in a doctor\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This review article aims to facilitate doctor\u2019s ability to recognize each ovarian cancer type developing in childhood and discusses the features of tumour presentation, patient and family history details that should raise suspicion for specific cancer predisposition syndromes. (<a href=\"http:\/\/jmg.bmj.com\/content\/55\/1\/1\">http:\/\/jmg.bmj.com\/content\/55\/1\/1<\/a>)<!--TrendMD v2.4.8--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ovarian cancers arising in children and adolescents are rare events and can be associated with various cancer predisposition syndromes (i.e., genetic conditions that heighten the risk of developing cancers throughout life). 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