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Pure primary yolk sac tumor of the endometrium tends to occur at a younger age: A case report and literature analysis

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021
We present a case of primary yolk sac tumor of the endometrium. This rare tumor occurred in a 43-year-old woman with a pure primary yolk sac tumor. The tumor resembled yolk sac tumor morphology of the ovary.
Huijuan Ge, Rui Bi
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A Toddler With Iron Deficiency Anemia Secondary to a Yolk Sac Tumor of the Stomach: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]

Case Reports in Pediatrics
Yolk sac tumors, a subset of malignant germ cell tumors originating from gonadal germ cells, most often present as ovarian or testicular tumors in adolescents, sometimes in combination with different types of histology as a mixed malignant germ cell ...
Nabil Saleem, Pamela B. Sylvestre, Franklin L. Chien, Raul S. Gonzalez, Jose E. Velázquez Vega, Sarah Mitchell   +5 more
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Primary prostatic yolk sac tumor: A rare case report and literature review [PDF]

Urology Case Reports
Primary prostatic yolk sac tumor is extremely rare, with only 9 cases documented in the literature. Because of the unusual anatomic location and diverse histological patterns, prostatic yolk sac tumor is diagnostically challenging. Here, we report a case
Minjing Shi, Guoping Ren, Yutao Zhang, Yuhao Zhang   +3 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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Primary vaginal yolk sac tumor in an 11-month-old girl: a case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Oncology
BackgroundExtragonadal yolk sac tumors are exceedingly rare. This report describes a vaginal yolk sac tumor in an infant to highlight key diagnostic and therapeutic aspects and its inclusion in the differential diagnoses of unexplained vaginal masses ...
Jiacheng You, Wei Xia
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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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Yolk sac tumor of the ovary

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2013
Background: A 10-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain in the right fossa. There was no known previous medical history. She had a fever up to 38,4°C without any complaints of nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
T Van Thielen, H Degryse, D Coeman
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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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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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