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Endodermal sinus tumor of the pineal region. Case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Ho KhangLoon,
Rassekh Ziya S.
Publication year - 1979
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(197909)44:3<1081::aid-cncr2820440342>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - endodermal sinus tumor , medicine , yolk sac , endoderm , germ cell tumors , pineal gland , anatomy , sinus (botany) , surgery , embryo , biology , chemotherapy , embryonic stem cell , zoology , melatonin , biochemistry , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , genus
This is a case report of an endodermal sinus tumor occurring in the pineal region of a 14‐year‐old boy who died 4 weeks after surgery and irradiation. Germ cell tumors of this type demonstrate a selective overgrowth of yolk sac endoderm associated with extraembryonic mesoblast and arise preferentially in the gonads of young children. This tumor in the pineal region is rare and carries a grave prognosis as in other extragonadal sites. A summary of previously reported cases is also presented.