Yolk sac tumor in the abdominal wall of an 18-month-old girl: a case report

Yolk sac tumor in the abdominal wall of an 18-month-old girl: a case report

Abstract Background Pediatric germ cell tumors account for approximately 3.5 % of all childhood cancers for children under the age of 15 years. Up to one-third are extragonadal neoplasms. Germ cell tumors are a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors with a wide variety of histopathological features...

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Main Authors: Machiel van den Akker, Dirk Vervloessem, An Huybrechs, Sabine Declercq, Jutte van der Werff ten Bosch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-02-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Case report
Extragonadal germ cell tumor
Yolk sac tumor
Skin tumor
Children
Alpha-fetoprotein
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1216-4

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