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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… Expand
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2018
2018
Thyreoidektomie und Lymphadenektomie
Summary. In benign goiter, thyroidectomy is only indicated in patients with nodular alterations of the complete thyroid gland… Expand
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2013
2013
Complete histologic response to chemotherapy in a patient with a mediastinal yolk sac tumor: a case report
BackgroundMalignant mediastinal germ cell tumors are a rare disease and represent only 1% to 4% of all mediastinal tumors… Expand
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2007
2007
Improved Surgical Results in Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A 40-year Analysis of 792 Patients
Extensive lymphadenectomy, including upper mediastinum, for thoracic esophageal carcinoma was introduced at the beginning of… Expand
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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… Expand
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2000
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2000
Results of treatment after relapse from high-dose chemotherapy in germ cell tumors.
PURPOSE To identify therapy-related or patient-related characteristics that predict response and long-term survival after failure… Expand
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1999
1999
Mediastinal yolk sac tumor in a woman
Abstract Primary endodermal sinus tumor (yolk sac tumor) of the mediastinum is uncommon and most patients are young and male. We… Expand
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1997
1997
Mediastinal yolk sac tumors associated with prominent multilocular cystic changes of thymic epithelium: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of five cases.
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  • Modern pathology : an official journal of the…
  • 1997
    • Corpus ID: 27974078
Five cases of yolk sac tumor of the anterior mediastinum associated with prominent thymic cystic changes are presented. The… Expand
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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… Expand
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1989
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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… Expand
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1982
1982
Endodermal sinus tumor of the mediastinum
Endodermal sinus tumor (EST) of the mediastinum is a rare germ‐cell neoplasm affecting mainly young adult males. Ten patients… Expand
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