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YOLK SAC TUMOUR OF THE ANTERIOR MEDIASTINUM
Author(s) -
Chan Yuenfu
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1990.tb07445.x
Subject(s) - medicine , yolk sac , mediastinum , anterior mediastinum , anatomy , embryo , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Two cases of yolk sac tumour involving the anterior mediastinum in two young Chinese males are described. The tumour in both patients could only be partially debulked, and they died within a few months despite multiple chemotherapy. The importance of early diagnosis, radical surgery and aggressive combination chemotherapy in prolonging the period of survival of such patients is emphasized. Serum alpha‐fetoprotein should be determined in every patient, especially a young male adult, who presents radiologically with a hilar mass.