Skip to content
← Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors

FOR PATIENTS · SOURCE READING

Key Points

Source: Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: March 31, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.

Selected source text with whitespace normalised. This Triangle page is not an NCI PDQ summary. Independent clinical review is pending.

Context: Treatment Option Overview

There are different types of treatment for patients with ovarian germ cell tumors.

The following types of treatment are used:

The following types of treatment are used:

Surgery

The following types of treatment are used:

Observation

The following types of treatment are used:

Chemotherapy

The following types of treatment are used:

Radiation therapy

New types of treatment are being tested in clinical trials.

New types of treatment are being tested in clinical trials.

High-dose chemotherapy with bone marrow transplant

New types of treatment are being tested in clinical trials.

New treatment options

Treatment for ovarian germ cell tumors may cause side effects.

Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial.

Patients can enter clinical trials before, during, or after starting their cancer treatment.

Follow-up tests may be needed.

Preserved source evidence · Independent clinical review pending · Not medical advice