[Clinical, therapeutic and prognostic aspects of malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary: experience of 21 years old Tunisian].

Introduction: malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary (TGMO) are rare ovarian tumors. Each histological type can have clinical and therapeutic particularities which it is important to know. The objective was to report and analyze the particularities of the epidemiological, diagnostic, anatomopathological, therapeutic and prognostic data of TGMO in Tunisian context.

[Conserving surgery for breast cancer].

Breast cancer is the first women's cancer. Conserving surgery associated with radiotherapy, is in progress. Her indications are frequent.

Asymptomatic horn rudimentary pregnant uterine rupture with a viable fetus.

Background: Rupture of pregnant rudimentary horn in a pseudounicornuate uterus is usually resulting in severe and dramatic haemoperitoneum at the beginning of the second trimester of gestation. Advanced abdominal pregnancy due to horn rudimentary uterine rupture with delivery of a viable fetus is exceptional.

Aim: To analyse obstetrical entailments, diagnosis and current concepts of management of advanced abdominal pregnancy secondary to rudimentary horn rupture.

[Epithelial advanced ovarian carcinoma in the central region of Tunisia: therapeutic results and prognostic factors on 104 patients].

Between 1994 and 2004, 104 patients with epithelial advanced ovarian cancer were treated in the central region of Tunisia (81 stage III and 23 stage IV). Average age of patients was 54 years. Primary surgery was optimal (residue < 2 cm) in 40 cases (38,5 % of patients).