Mediastinal endodermal sinus tumor associated with fatal hemophagocytic syndrome

The association of endodermal sinus tumor, known also as yolk sac tumor, of the mediastinum with hemophagocytic syndrome is exceedingly rare with only a few cases on record. We report a 24-year-old male who had a large mediastinal germ cell tumor, proven to be an endodermal sinus tumor on biopsy. Th...

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Main Authors: Ikram Ul Haq Chaudhary, Shoukat Ahmad Bojal, Adel Attia, Battal Al-Dossary, Afra Qasem Al Dayel, Samir Sami Amr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-07-01
Series:Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387611500287