Primary yolk sac tumor of the cerebellar vermis: A case report
Extragonadal germ cell tumors are rare and comprise 2-5% of all germ cell tumors. Seminoma/dysgerminoma, teratoma, yolk sac tumor (YST) and mixed germ cell tumors are few of the extragonadal germ cell tumors arising within the brain. Of these, primary pure YSTs arising in the brain are extremely rar...
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| author | Asha S. Shenoy Heena M. Desai Devendra K. Tyagi Hemant V. Savant Vikas S. Kavishwar Meenakshi Balasubramaniam |
| author_facet | Asha S. Shenoy Heena M. Desai Devendra K. Tyagi Hemant V. Savant Vikas S. Kavishwar Meenakshi Balasubramaniam |
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| description | Extragonadal germ cell tumors are rare and comprise 2-5% of all germ cell tumors. Seminoma/dysgerminoma, teratoma, yolk sac tumor (YST) and mixed germ cell tumors are few of the extragonadal germ cell tumors arising within the brain. Of these, primary pure YSTs arising in the brain are extremely rare and arise in the pineal (62%) and suprasellar (31%) regions. Primary YST occurring in the cerebellum is exceedingly rare, associated with a very poor prognosis and has been reported in less than 10 cases in literature. We herein report a case of primary pure yolk sac tumor in the cerebellar vermis in a 2-year-old child. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fcfd7639fc5847a4975cc9a027f3b4be2022-12-21T18:28:14ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292014-01-0157227828010.4103/0377-4929.134711Primary yolk sac tumor of the cerebellar vermis: A case reportAsha S. ShenoyHeena M. DesaiDevendra K. TyagiHemant V. SavantVikas S. KavishwarMeenakshi BalasubramaniamExtragonadal germ cell tumors are rare and comprise 2-5% of all germ cell tumors. Seminoma/dysgerminoma, teratoma, yolk sac tumor (YST) and mixed germ cell tumors are few of the extragonadal germ cell tumors arising within the brain. Of these, primary pure YSTs arising in the brain are extremely rare and arise in the pineal (62%) and suprasellar (31%) regions. Primary YST occurring in the cerebellum is exceedingly rare, associated with a very poor prognosis and has been reported in less than 10 cases in literature. We herein report a case of primary pure yolk sac tumor in the cerebellar vermis in a 2-year-old child.http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2014;volume=57;issue=2;spage=278;epage=280;aulast=ShenoyCerebellumvermisprimaryyolk sac tumor |
| spellingShingle | Asha S. Shenoy Heena M. Desai Devendra K. Tyagi Hemant V. Savant Vikas S. Kavishwar Meenakshi Balasubramaniam Primary yolk sac tumor of the cerebellar vermis: A case report Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology Cerebellum vermis primary yolk sac tumor |
| title | Primary yolk sac tumor of the cerebellar vermis: A case report |
| title_full | Primary yolk sac tumor of the cerebellar vermis: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Primary yolk sac tumor of the cerebellar vermis: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary yolk sac tumor of the cerebellar vermis: A case report |
| title_short | Primary yolk sac tumor of the cerebellar vermis: A case report |
| title_sort | primary yolk sac tumor of the cerebellar vermis a case report |
| topic | Cerebellum vermis primary yolk sac tumor |
| url | http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2014;volume=57;issue=2;spage=278;epage=280;aulast=Shenoy |
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