Treatment of Stage II Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors

For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.

Treatment depends on whether the tumor is a dysgerminoma or another type of ovarian germ cell tumor.

Treatment of dysgerminoma may be either:

• total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy followed by radiation therapy or combination chemotherapy; or
• unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy followed by chemotherapy.

Treatment of other ovarian germ cell tumors may include the following:

• Unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy followed by combination chemotherapy.
• Second-look laparotomy (surgery done after primary treatment to see if tumor cells remain).
• A clinical trial of a new treatment.

Use our clinical trial search to find NCI-supported cancer clinical trials that are accepting patients. You can search for trials based on the type of cancer, the age of the patient, and where the trials are being done. General information about clinical trials is also available.