Yolk Sac Tumor of the Cervix in an Infant: A Surgical Dilemma
A 5-month-old child presented with vaginal bleeding and found yolk sac tumor of the uterine cervix. She attained complete remission only with chemotherapy and on follow-up for more than a year. We report this for the unusual age and feasibility of avoiding surgery in selected cases.
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| author | Swati Narasimhan Janani Arul Rajendran Swaminathan Prakash Agarwal |
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| description | A 5-month-old child presented with vaginal bleeding and found yolk sac tumor of the uterine cervix. She attained complete remission only with chemotherapy and on follow-up for more than a year. We report this for the unusual age and feasibility of avoiding surgery in selected cases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f0df4cfe4f1f4192ab20244fd663b31b2022-12-22T00:23:42ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons0971-92611998-38912022-01-0127336536710.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_68_21Yolk Sac Tumor of the Cervix in an Infant: A Surgical DilemmaSwati NarasimhanJanani ArulRajendran SwaminathanPrakash AgarwalA 5-month-old child presented with vaginal bleeding and found yolk sac tumor of the uterine cervix. She attained complete remission only with chemotherapy and on follow-up for more than a year. We report this for the unusual age and feasibility of avoiding surgery in selected cases.http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2022;volume=27;issue=3;spage=365;epage=367;aulast=Narasimhancervixinfantyolk sac tumor |
| spellingShingle | Swati Narasimhan Janani Arul Rajendran Swaminathan Prakash Agarwal Yolk Sac Tumor of the Cervix in an Infant: A Surgical Dilemma Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons cervix infant yolk sac tumor |
| title | Yolk Sac Tumor of the Cervix in an Infant: A Surgical Dilemma |
| title_full | Yolk Sac Tumor of the Cervix in an Infant: A Surgical Dilemma |
| title_fullStr | Yolk Sac Tumor of the Cervix in an Infant: A Surgical Dilemma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Yolk Sac Tumor of the Cervix in an Infant: A Surgical Dilemma |
| title_short | Yolk Sac Tumor of the Cervix in an Infant: A Surgical Dilemma |
| title_sort | yolk sac tumor of the cervix in an infant a surgical dilemma |
| topic | cervix infant yolk sac tumor |
| url | http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2022;volume=27;issue=3;spage=365;epage=367;aulast=Narasimhan |
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