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Encounter with Huge Yolk Sac Ovarian Tumor in a Child: A Case Report
Yolk sac tumour frequently arises in the gonads as a type of germ cell tumour, though rare is a highly malignant ovarian tumour in children and prompt treatment should be done. We hereby report a case of malignant ovarian tumour presenting with an abdominal lump and increased urinary frequency. Diff...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Journal of the Nepal Medical Association
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10089006/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37203966 http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.8041 |
Sumario: | Yolk sac tumour frequently arises in the gonads as a type of germ cell tumour, though rare is a highly malignant ovarian tumour in children and prompt treatment should be done. We hereby report a case of malignant ovarian tumour presenting with an abdominal lump and increased urinary frequency. Different diagnostic modalities were used such as ultrasonography of the whole abdomen, contrast-enhanced computed tomography abdomen pelvis and tumour markers of betahuman chorionic gonadotropin and alpha-fetoprotein. This revealed an 18.2×14.3×10 cm mass likely a neoplastic germ cell tumour with minimal ascites. A tumour mass was found to arise from the left ovary and complete excision of the tumour along the left fallopian tube was done. Adjuvant chemotherapy started immediately. We hereby present a case of a 9-year-old girl with a huge yolk sac tumour of the left ovary which is rare in our setting and is presented here to differentiate any ovarian mass in this age group. |
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