Huge yolk sac tumor in an adolescent girl: a case report
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20172963Keywords:
Alpha fetoprotein, chemotherapy, Yolk sac tumourAbstract
Germ cell tumours form a minority of all malignancies of the ovary. The common age group affected by yolk sac tumours is 11 to 24 years. Here, we present a case of yolk sac tumour in a 13-year-old girl who came with complaints of abdominal pain, distension and acute febrile illness. Fertility sparing surgery (Unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy) was done while the contra lateral ovary and uterus was conserved followed by combination chemotherapy postoperatively. As pprognosis of yolk sac tumours is highly stage-dependent, an early diagnosis can result in a drastic difference in the final outcome of the treatment of this highly aggressive disease. Besides the rarity of the tumour, the importance of the fact, that a vigilant and informed clinician can make an early and timely diagnosis of this condition even in girls of such a young age and make a drastic difference in the final outcome of the treatment, compels us to present this case.
Metrics
References
Dallenbach P, Bonnefoi H, Pelte MF. Yolk sac tumours of the ovary: an update. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2006;32:1063-1075.
Kurman RJ, Norris HJ. Endodermal sinus tumor of the ovary: a clinical and pathologic analysis of 71 cases. Cancer. 1976;38:2404-19.
de la Motte RT, Pautier P, Rey A. Prognostic factors in women treated for ovarian yolk sac tumour: a retrospective analysis of 84 cases. Eur J Cancer. 2011;47:175-82.
de la Motte RT, Pautier P, Duvillard P, et al. Survival and reproductive function of 52 women treated with surgery and bleomycin, etoposide, cisplatin (BEP) chemotherapy for ovarian yolk sac tumor. Ann Oncol. 2008;19:1435-41.
Liu Q, Ding X, Yang J. The significance of comprehensive staging surgery in malignant ovarian germ cell tumors. Gynecol Oncol. 2013;131:551-4.
Cicin I, Saip P, Guney N. Yolk sac tumours of the ovary: evaluation of clinicopathological features and prognostic factors. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2009;146:210-4.
Nawa A, Obata N, Kikkawa F. Prognostic factors of patients with yolk sac tumors of the ovary. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001;184:1182-8.
Dällenbach P, Bonnefoi H, Pelte MF, Vlastos G. Yolk sac tumours of the ovary: an update. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2006;32:1063-75.
Hiroshi H, Machiko T, Tomohiko K, Terumasa S, Satoshi Y, Kazuo H. A case of yolk sac tumor of the ovary. Bulletin of Hyogo Medical Center for Adults. 1996;13:33-5.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
