Mediastinal Yolk Sac Tumor

Known as: Yolk Sac Tumor of Mediastinum, Endodermal Sinus Neoplasm of Mediastinum, Endodermal Sinus Tumor of the Mediastinum 
An extragonadal non-seminomatous malignant germ cell tumor that arises from the mediastinum. It is characterized by the presence of small pale cells… (More)
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2018
2018
Mediastinal yolk sac tumor infiltrating the heart.
BACKGROUND As a rare tumor, yolk sac tumor is a type of neoplasm that appears like the yolk sac, extraembryonic mesenchyme, and… (More)
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2017
2017
Chemotherapy for primary mediastinal yolk sac tumor in a patient undergoing chronic hemodialysis: a case report
BACKGROUND The safety and efficacy of chemotherapy for patients undergoing concomitant hemodialysis have not been fully… (More)
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2016
2016
Occult Mediastinal Yolk Sac Tumor Producing α-Fetoprotein Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT.
Malignant mediastinal yolk sac tumor (YST), especially adult onset, is rare. Herein, we report a case of occult mediastinal YST… (More)
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2013
2013
Complete histologic response to chemotherapy in a patient with a mediastinal yolk sac tumor: a case report
Malignant mediastinal germ cell tumors are a rare disease and represent only 1% to 4% of all mediastinal tumors. Gonadal germ… (More)
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2002
2002
Primary mediastinal yolk sac tumor in a 66-year-old woman.
OBJECTIVE To report a rare case of nonseminomatous extragonadal germ cell tumor in a 66-year-old female with primary yolk sac… (More)
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1999
1999
Mediastinal yolk sac tumor in a woman
Primary endodermal sinus tumor (yolk sac tumor) of the mediastinum is uncommon and most patients are young and male. We report a… (More)
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1996
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1996
Mediastinal yolk sac tumor in a young girl: case report and review of the literature.
The authors report a rare case of a female infant who underwent successful treatment of a mediastinal yolk sac tumor. Therapy… (More)
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1991
1991
Mediastinal yolk sac tumor. The Indiana University experience, 1976 to 1988.
Mediastinal yolk sac tumor (endodermal sinus tumor) is an extremely rare extragonadal germ cell neoplasm that has been associated… (More)
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1989
1989
Leukemic differentiation of a mediastinal germ cell tumor.
The biological basis for acute leukemia associated with mediastinal germ cell tumors has remained unexplained due to lack of… (More)
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1988
1988
Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme-1 in the mediastinal yolk sac tumor
LDH isozymes in both the serum and tumor tissues of 4 patients with mediastinal yolk sac tumors, and in the cystic content of… (More)
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