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ORPHA:99912Disease
Also called Dysgerminoma of ovary · Dysgerminomatous germ cell cancer of the ovary
What it is
A rare malignant germ cell tumor of ovary characterized by a solid, lobulated mass, usually with a diameter of more than 10 cm, generally occurring in children or young women who present with abdominal pain or an abdominal mass and elevated serum LDH. It is bilateral in about 20% of cases, although the contralateral tumor may not be evident on macroscopic examination. Histopathologically, tumor cells are uniform rounded primitive germ cells with clear cytoplasm and macronucleoli, arranged in nests or cords separated by thin fibrous septa containing lymphocytes. Immunohistochemistry should be positive for OCT4 or SALL4, KIT (CD117), and/or D2-40.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000 (annual incidence, Europe)
- Age of onset
- Adolescent
- Inheritance
- Unknown
- Classified as
- Disease
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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