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In adults, 30 % of ovarian tumors are of germ cell origin [1]; the great majority of germ cell tumors (95 %) are benign and consist of mature cystic teratomas (MCT), usually designated dermoid cysts [2]. In children and adolescents, more than 60 % of ovarian neoplasms are of germ cell origin, and one-third of them are malignant [2–6].

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