TY - JOUR
T1 - Intrapericardial yolk sac tumor in an infant girl
AU - Nelson, Edward
AU - Stenzel, Peter
PY - 1987/10/1
Y1 - 1987/10/1
N2 - This article is a report on the first known case of an intrapericardial yolk sac (endodermal sinus) tumor discovered in a 14‐month‐old girl. The patient presented with a systolic murmur, cardiomegaly, and manifestations of cardiac failure. At surgery a large, friable, intrapericardial mass with no evidence of extrapericardial spread was found. Histologic and immunohistochemical findings were diagnostic of yolk sac tumor. Following initial resection, chemotherapy, and a second resection 13 months after the first, the patient died 24 months after diagnosis. Tumor enlargement was associated with elevated serum alpha‐fetoprotein levels.
AB - This article is a report on the first known case of an intrapericardial yolk sac (endodermal sinus) tumor discovered in a 14‐month‐old girl. The patient presented with a systolic murmur, cardiomegaly, and manifestations of cardiac failure. At surgery a large, friable, intrapericardial mass with no evidence of extrapericardial spread was found. Histologic and immunohistochemical findings were diagnostic of yolk sac tumor. Following initial resection, chemotherapy, and a second resection 13 months after the first, the patient died 24 months after diagnosis. Tumor enlargement was associated with elevated serum alpha‐fetoprotein levels.
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U2 - 10.1002/1097-0142(19871001)60:7<1567::AID-CNCR2820600726>3.0.CO;2-A
DO - 10.1002/1097-0142(19871001)60:7<1567::AID-CNCR2820600726>3.0.CO;2-A
M3 - Article
C2 - 2441845
AN - SCOPUS:0023638080
SN - 0008-543X
VL - 60
SP - 1567
EP - 1569
JO - Cancer
JF - Cancer
IS - 7
ER -