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Abdominal wall yolk sac tumor in a child
Author(s) -
Manasa Reddy,
Pritam Singha Roy,
Prema Me,
Shailesh Solanki,
Shruti Gupta,
Ram Samujh,
Amita Trehan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_241_20
Subject(s) - medicine , yolk sac , abdominal wall , chemotherapy , girl , surgery , radiology , embryo , psychology , developmental psychology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Midline vascular abdominal wall lesions are likely to be mistaken for vascular malformations in young children. We report a case of large yolk sac tumor located in the anterior abdominal wall just below xiphisternum in a 20-month-old girl diagnosed by raised serum alpha fetoprotein levels and fine-needle aspiration cytology. Preoperative chemotherapy helped in reducing its size allowing wide resection and primary wound closure. This case is reported for the unusual location and role of chemotherapy in management.