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The Yolk Sac Feeds Pancreatic Tumors [PDF]
Immunity, 2017 In this issue of Immunity, Zhu et al. (2017) report that tumor-associated macrophages in a mouse model of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) originate from both the yolk sac (YS) and bone marrow. Differential ablation of these populations indicates that only the YS-derived macrophages promote PDAC progression and growth.
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Andrology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Testicular germ cell tumours (TGCTs) are the most common type of tumour diagnosed in young men, and reliable non‐invasive biomarkers are crucial for clinical management. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) from the miR‐371–373 cluster have recently been identified as novel and more sensitive serum biomarkers than the conventional protein‐based ...
Nina Mørup +7 more
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Malignant Yolk Sac Tumor in Neonate: A Management Dilemma
, 2018 Neonatal sacrococcygeal teratoma with yolk sac tumour is rare. We report a case of sacrococcygeal teratoma which was proven to be yolk sac tumor after excision. The patient developed complications related to chemotherapy.
Manish Pathak +2 more
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Orbital Yolk Sac Tumor in a 2-Year-Old Female Child Presenting With Proptosis—A Rare Entity
Case Reports in RadiologyYolk sac tumors are nonseminomatous malignant germ cell tumors that arise from the ovary and testis. Extragonadal disease is rare, with the head and neck representing only 5% of reported cases. Pure orbital yolk sac tumors are extremely uncommon, with no
Hilda Makungu +8 more
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Incidence of Gonadal and Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumours in Patients With Klinefelter Syndrome
Andrology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Klinefelter's syndrome (KS; 47, XXY) is associated with an altered risk profile for malignancies compared with non‐KS males. In particular, several reports have noted a striking association between KS and extragonadal germ cell tumours (EGCTs), especially in the mediastinum, whereas the risk of testicular germ cell tumours (TGCTs ...
Aksh Tailor +6 more
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Primary pure gastric yolk sac tumor
Rare Tumors, 2010 We describe here a case of pure gastric yolk sac tumor (YST). A 62-year-old patient underwent gastrectomy with D2 dissection. The histological report confirmed the diagnosis of YST and that two of the 14 regional lymph nodes removed were metastatic ...
Elena Magni +2 more
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Andrology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Familial clustering of testicular germ cell tumour (TGCT) is well‐established, whereas the risk of non‐testicular cancer among relatives remains inconsistent across studies. Objective To evaluate the overall and site‐specific cancer risk among first‐degree relatives and grandparents of TGCT patients compared to cancer‐free controls.
Csilla Krausz +13 more
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Andrology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The tight junction protein CLDN6 has been identified as a cancer‐associated cell surface marker that is rarely expressed in healthy tissues. In testicular germ cell tumors (GCT), CLDN6 is particularly detectable in seminomas, embryonal carcinomas, and choriocarcinomas.
Jule Zwick +7 more
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Right Ventricular Heart Failure from a Cardiac Yolk Sac Tumor
, 2018 A grant from the One-University Open Access Fund at the University of Kansas was used to defray the author's publication fees in this Open Access journal.
Damjanov, Ivan +11 more
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Primary Extragonadal Retroperitoneal Pure Yolk Sac Tumor
, 2009 We describe a rare case of an extragonadal retroperitoneal pure yolk sac (endodermal sinus) tumor in the paraaortic region. Radiologic investigation, which included abdominal ultrasound ,computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI ...
Deniz, Nuri +5 more
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