Yolk sac tumor of cryptorchid testis diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology

Yolk sac tumor is the most common germ cell tumor in infants and children. Majority of them arise in the gonads. Yolk sac tumor of undescended testis has been rarely diagnosed. We present a case of yolk sac tumor in right undescended testis in a 2-year-old child primarily diagnosed by fine needle as...

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Autores principales: Choudhury, Monisha, Sehgal, Shivali, Nangia, Anita, Chadha, Rajiv
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4408682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25948949
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9371.155239
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Sumario:Yolk sac tumor is the most common germ cell tumor in infants and children. Majority of them arise in the gonads. Yolk sac tumor of undescended testis has been rarely diagnosed. We present a case of yolk sac tumor in right undescended testis in a 2-year-old child primarily diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology.

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