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Demographic features, clinical characteristics, and prognostic factors of non-epithelial ovarian tumors at Princess Noorah Oncology Center, National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Atheel L. Balkhy, Eiman R. Saleh, Heyam I. Jabali, Hatim M. Al-Jifree and Ahmad B Alwazzan
Saudi Medical Journal February 2022, 43 (2) 208-212; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.2.20210433
Atheel L. Balkhy
From the College of Medicine (Balkhy, Saleh, Jabali), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Oncology (Al-Jifree), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, National Guard Hospital; and from the Department of Oncology (Alwazzan), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Eiman R. Saleh
From the College of Medicine (Balkhy, Saleh, Jabali), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Oncology (Al-Jifree), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, National Guard Hospital; and from the Department of Oncology (Alwazzan), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Heyam I. Jabali
From the College of Medicine (Balkhy, Saleh, Jabali), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Oncology (Al-Jifree), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, National Guard Hospital; and from the Department of Oncology (Alwazzan), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hatim M. Al-Jifree
From the College of Medicine (Balkhy, Saleh, Jabali), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Oncology (Al-Jifree), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, National Guard Hospital; and from the Department of Oncology (Alwazzan), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ahmad B Alwazzan
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    - Bar graphs of survival outcomes for each histopathological subtype of non-epithelial ovarian cancer (p=0.043).

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    - Patients’ demographic features and non-epithelial ovarian tumor risk and protective factors (N=40).

    Variablesn (%)
    Age at diagnosis (median[interquartile range]) years33 [30]
    Young (<30)18 (45.0)
    Older (>30)22 (55.0)
    Nationality
    Saudi38 (95.0)
    Non-Saudi2 (5.0)
    Body mass index
    Underweight5 (12.5)
    Normal9 (22.5)
    Overweight7 (17.5)
    Obese7 (17.5)
    Extremely obese12 (30.0)
    Smoking
    Yes1 (2.5)
    No39 (97.5)
    Hypertension
    Yes7 (17.5)
    No33 (82.5)
    Infertility
    Yes5 (12.5)
    No35 (87.5)
    Infertility treatment
    Yes5 (12.5)
    No35 (87.5)
    Hormonal replacement treatment
    Yes1 (2.5)
    No20 (50)
    Unknown19 (47.5)
    Oral contraceptive pills
    Yes0
    No19 (47.5)
    Unknown21 (52.5)
    Bilateral tubal ligation surgery
    Yes0
    No26 (65.0)
    Unknown14 (35.0)
    Family history of malignancies
    Yes4 (10.0)
    No35 (87.5)
    Unknown1 (2.5)
    Breastfeeding
    Yes0
    No19 (47.5)
    Unknown21 (52.5)
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    - Tumor stages and histopathology subtypes, treatment modality, recurrence rate and patient status (N=40).

    Variablesn (%)
    Histopathology subtype
    Germ cell tumor18 (45.0)
    Sex cord-stromal18 (45.0)
    Sarcoma4 (10.0)
    Histopathology subtype
    Germ cell tumor18 (45.0)
    Sex cord-stromal18 (45.0)
    Sarcoma4 (10.0)
    Tumor stage (early/late)
    Early (FIGO stage 2B and below)22 (55.0)
    Late (FIGO stage 3A and later)14 (35.0)
    Unknown4 (10.0)
    Surgical procedure
    Biopsy
    Yes40 (100.0)
    No0
    Suboptimal cytoreductive surgery
    Yes12 (30.0)
    No17 (42.5.0)
    Unknown11 (27.5.0)
    Optimal cytoreductive surgery
    Yes17 (42.5)
    No12 (30)
    Unknown11(27.5)
    Other surgeries
    Yes9 (17.5)
    No31 (82.5)
    Chemotherapy# of chemotherapy
    No chemotherapy11 (27.5)
    1 line chemotherapy20 (50.0)
    >1 line chemotherapy9 (22.5)
    Recurrence
    Yes13 (32.5)
    No20 (50.0)
    Unknown7 (17.5)
    Patient status
    On remission21 (52.5)
    Still on treatment5 (12.5)
    Died of cancer6 (15.0)
    Unknown8 (20.0)
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Atheel L. Balkhy, Eiman R. Saleh, Heyam I. Jabali, Hatim M. Al-Jifree, Ahmad B Alwazzan
Saudi Medical Journal Feb 2022, 43 (2) 208-212; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.2.20210433

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Atheel L. Balkhy, Eiman R. Saleh, Heyam I. Jabali, Hatim M. Al-Jifree, Ahmad B Alwazzan
Saudi Medical Journal Feb 2022, 43 (2) 208-212; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.2.20210433
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