A rare case of primary mediastinal yolk sac tumor
| Autor: | Ankit Rathi, Virupakshi Hattiholi, Sindhuri Avuthu, Prakash R Malur, Vinay Mahishale |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Extragonadal business.industry lcsh:R Mediastinal Yolk Sac Tumor Mediastinum lcsh:Medicine General Medicine Anatomy Anterior mediastinum Endodermal sinus tumor medicine.disease mediastinum medicine.anatomical_structure primary yolk sac tumor Alpha-fetoprotein Rare case embryonic structures medicine endodermal sinus tumor Yolk sac business Germ cell |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 54-56 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 2321-4848 |
| Popis: | Yolk sac tumor (endodermal sinus tumor) is a subtype of germ cell tumor and a highly malignant neoplasm. In addition to presenting in ovaries and testes, the tumor has been detected at several extragonadal sites, including the presacral area, the anterior mediastinum, face, uvula, and the pineal gland. Primary yolk sac tumor of the anterior mediastinum is rare and carries a grave prognosis, affecting mainly young men. Patients often present with advanced, bulky tumors that are unresectable. We present a 16-years-old young male patient with primary yolk sac tumor of mediastinum. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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