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A rare case of huge intracranial yolk sac tumor presenting as an orbital mass in an infant: case report and literature review [PDF]

Discover Oncology
Primary intracranial yolk sac tumor (YST) with orbital involvement is an exceedingly rare extragonadal germ cell tumor, with only a limited number of cases reported in the literature.
Gashaw Arega, Melaku Moges, Abinzer Tirist, Tseganesh Mekonnen Hailemariam, Isa Salo Abdo, Fadil Nuredin Abrar, Ilili Amin Aliye   +6 more
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Cushing’s syndrome caused by ACTH precursors secreted from a pancreatic yolk sac tumor in an adult—a case report and literature review [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
Here, we report the first adult case of pancreatic yolk sac tumor with ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome. The patient was a 27-year-old woman presenting with abdominal distension, Cushingoid features, and hyperpigmentation.
Johnny Yau Cheung Chang, Chariene Shao Lin Woo, Wing Sun Chow, Anne White, Ka Chung Wong, Po Tsui, Alan Chun Hong Lee, Eunice Ka Hong Leung, Yu Cho Woo, Kathryn Choon Beng Tan, Karen Siu Ling Lam, Chi Ho Lee, David Tak Wai Lui   +12 more
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Management of Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor in Pregnancy in a Limited Resource Setting: Case Report [PDF]

Middle East Journal of Cancer, 2021
Ovarian yolk sac tumor in pregnancy is a very rare case (
Tofan Utami, Herdhana Suwartono, Erda Umami, Anggara Mahardika, Raymond Surya, Laila Nurana   +5 more
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Yolk sac tumor of the liver in an infant: A case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Yolk sac tumors can occur in various extragonadal sites, including the hepatobiliary tract, and are often associated with elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein.
Sara Ez-zaky, MD, Salma Marrakchi, MD, Sara Essetti, MD, Sanae Jellal, MD, Najat Lamalmi, PhD, Nazik Allali, PhD, Latifa Chat, PhD, Siham El Haddad, PhD   +7 more
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Characteristics and outcomes of pediatric testicular yolk Sac tumor [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
PurposePediatric testicular yolk sac tumor is a rare malignant germ cell tumor and there is a lack of large clinical studies. The purpose of this study is to summarize the clinical characteristics of pediatric testicular yolk tumor and evaluate the ...
Maoxian Li, Maoxian Li, Jinkui Wang, Jinkui Wang, Jianyu Wang, Jianyu Wang, Deying Zhang, Deying Zhang, Yi Hua, Yi Hua, Feng Liu, Feng Liu, Peng Lu, Peng Lu, Junhong Liu, Junhong Liu, Xing Liu, Xing Liu, Tao Lin, Tao Lin, Guanghui Wei, Guanghui Wei, Dawei He, Dawei He, Dawei He   +24 more
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Nomogram for predicting testicular yolk sac tumor in children based on age, alpha-fetoprotein, and ultrasonography [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
ObjectiveTo establish a predictive model for distinguishing testicular benign or yolk sac tumors in children.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed data for 119 consecutive patients with unilateral testicular tumors treated at a single institution from June ...
Huan Yu, Hui Wang, Yichen Huang, Huiyong Hu, Yue Zhang, Min Wu, Yiqing Lyu, Yan Chen, Lijun Zhou, Yan Liang, Huizhen Sun, Xiaoling Lin, Hua Xie, Fang Chen   +13 more
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First case of endometrial cancer after yolk sac tumor in a patient with Li-Fraumeni syndrome [PDF]

BMC Women's Health, 2023
Background Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a rare autosomal dominant disease with high penetrance caused by a germline variant of TP53 gene. We report the first case of endometrial cancer after yolk sac tumor with LFS.
Qiu-Lin Ye, Yue Qi, Juan-Juan Liu, Yue-Xin Hu, Yuan Lv, Bei Lin   +5 more
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Yolk sac tumor in the abdominal wall of an 18-month-old girl: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2017
Background Pediatric germ cell tumors account for approximately 3.5 % of all childhood cancers for children under the age of 15 years. Up to one-third are extragonadal neoplasms.
Machiel van den Akker, Dirk Vervloessem, An Huybrechs, Sabine Declercq, Jutte van der Werff ten Bosch   +4 more
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A rare case of brain metastatic of primary mediastinal yolk sac tumor [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Primary yolk sac tumors are extragonadal germ cell tumors commonly seen in children and young adults. They are more common in men. Germ cells tumor on histopathological characteristics is classified as seminoma and non-seminomatous (NSGC).
Cindy Cecilia, MD, Djohan Ardiansyah, MD, Fadil, MD   +2 more
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Fertility preserving, uterine sparing approach to a uterine extragonadal yolk sac tumor [PDF]

Gynecologic Oncology Reports
Objectives: Treatment of a uterine extragonadal yolk sac tumor (EGYST) typically requires hysterectomy. Fertility preserving strategies are essential for young women who have not yet met their reproductive goals.
Michelle Greenman, Blair McNamara, Victoria Ettorre, Natalia Buza, Masoud Azodi   +4 more
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