Chemotherapy for dysgerminoma is :: (A) Cisplatin, etoposide, bleomycin, (B) Cyclophophamide, vincristine, prednisolone, (C) Adriamycin, cyclophophamide, cisplatin, (D) Methotrexate, oncovin, cyclophosphamide
Answer is A. - dysgerminoma is the most common among the malignant germ cell tumors accounting for 40%. - germ cell tumors in young women are managed by unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy followed by chemotherapy. -the most frequently used regimen is bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin. Reference : textbook of gynaecology Sheila balakrishnan, 2 nd edition, pg no:284