Residual tumor after the salvage surgery is the major risk factors for primary treatment failure in malignant ovarian germ cell tumors: A retrospective study of single institution

Table 1 The clinicopathologic factors associated with recurrence/progression in MOGCTs

Variables	No. Patients (%)	Recurrence No (Rate, %)	P value
Age, years
< 20	26(45.6)	2(3.5)	0.1177
20-40	28(49.1)	3(5.3)
> 40	3(5.3)	1(1.8)
Histological diagnosis
Dysgerminoma	20(35.1)	0(0.0)	< 0.0001
Immature teratoma	24(42.1)	1(1.8)
Endodermal sinus tumor	8(14.0)	2(3.5)
Choriocarcinoma	4(7.0)	2(3.5)
Mixed germ cell tumor	1(1.8)	1(1.8)
Histological diagnosis^a
Dysgerminoma	20(35.1)	0(0.00)	0.0716
Non-dysgerminoma	37(64.9)	6(10.5)
Stage
I	38(66.7)	1(1.8)	0.0052^b
II	3(5.2)	0(0.0)
III	15(26.3)	4(7.0)
IV	1(1.8)	1(1.8)
Volume of ascites, cc
< 100	33(57.9)	2(3.5)	0.1277
≥ 100	24(42.1)	4(7.0)
Elevated AFP, ng/ml (n = 46)
< 100	36(78.3)	4(8.7)	0.4089
≥ 100	10(21.7)	2(4.4)
Beta-hCG (n = 53)
Normal	45(84.9)	3(5.7)	0.0134
Elevated	8(15.1)	3(5.7)

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