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Extragonadal endodermal sinus tumor (yolk sac tumor) of the pelvis
Author(s) -
Thiele Juergen,
Castro Salvador,
Lee Kirsten D.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197102)27:2<391::aid-cncr2820270223>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - endodermal sinus tumor , yolk sac , medicine , pelvis , sinus (botany) , anatomy , pathology , surgery , embryo , chemotherapy , biology , germ cell tumors , botany , genus , microbiology and biotechnology
A case of endodermal sinus tumor of extragenital origin in a 18‐month‐old boy is reported, the second case in the literature. Treatment and clinical course, in addition to histologic aspects of this neoplasm, are discussed. The pertinent literature has been reviewed.