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Treatment of childhood sex cord–stromal tumors
Source: Childhood Ovarian Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: March 3, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Treatment options for childhood sex cord–stromal tumors include the following:
Surgery.
Chemotherapy.
A French registry identified 38 girls younger than 18 years with ovarian sex cord–stromal tumors.[2]
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Complete surgical resection was achieved in 23 of 38 girls who did not receive adjuvant treatment.
Two patients who had a complete surgical resection had recurrent disease. One patient's tumor responded to chemotherapy, and the other patient died.
Fifteen girls had tumor rupture and/or ascites. Eleven of the 15 patients received chemotherapy and did not have a disease recurrence. Of the four patients who did not receive chemotherapy, all had a recurrence and two died.
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