Open AccessYolk sac tumour of the penile shaft: A rare primary extra-gonadal presentation
Author(s) -
Modupeola Omotara Samaila,
Hussaini Yusuf Maitama,
Muhammad Abdullahi,
HN Mbibu,
Garba Dahiru Waziri
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.86074
Subject(s) - medicine , yolk sac , presentation (obstetrics) , mediastinum , germ cell , pathology , gynecology , anatomy , surgery , embryo , biology , biochemistry , gene , microbiology and biotechnology
Germ cell tumours (GCTs) commonly involve the ovaries, testes, and other midline structures in children and adolescents and comprised a variety of tumours that have a common histiogenetic origin. The yolk sac tumour (YST) variant is the most common one seen in over 80% of testicular GCTs in children. Other sites of occurrence of these tumours include the mediastinum, prostate, retroperitoneum, and sacrococcygeal region. Penile malignancies account for less than 10% of male malignancies in the elderly, while its occurrence in children is rare. We present the case of a 5-year-old child with YST of the penile shaft and uninvolved testes.