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Erschienen in: Pediatric Surgery International 11/2012

01.11.2012 | Case Report

Primary yolk sac tumor in diaphragm

verfasst von: Yao Zhang, Shu-Cheng Zhang, Wei-Dong Ren, Wei-Lin Wang, Xin Zhou

Erschienen in: Pediatric Surgery International | Ausgabe 11/2012

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Yolk sac tumor (YST), also known as endodermal sinus tumor, is the most common pure malignant germ cell tumor in young children. Although most of the YST occur in gonads, about 20 % are found in the extragonadal sites including mediastinum, vagina, cervix, vulva, pelvis, liver, prostate, and diaphragm. Primary YST of the diaphragm in children is very rare. Here, we report a primary diaphragmatic yolk sac tumor in a 21-month-old boy. This is, to our knowledge, the sixth documented case of this nature. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Primary yolk sac tumor in diaphragm
verfasst von
Yao Zhang
Shu-Cheng Zhang
Wei-Dong Ren
Wei-Lin Wang
Xin Zhou
Publikationsdatum
01.11.2012
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Pediatric Surgery International / Ausgabe 11/2012
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Elektronische ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-012-3173-8

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