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Ovarian yolk sac tumor coexisting with epithelial ovarian cancer: An aggressive rare entity

Yolk sac tumor (YST) is the second most common subtype of ovarian germ cell tumors. It usually occurs in the second and third decades of life and is rare in postmenopausal women. In postmenopausal women, YST is commonly an aggressive tumor and can present as a pure germ cell component or as a mixed...

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Autores principales: Taranto, Patrícia, Carvalho, Filomena M., Roithmann, Sergio, Maluf, Fernando C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5689461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29204510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2017.09.004
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author Taranto, Patrícia
Carvalho, Filomena M.
Roithmann, Sergio
Maluf, Fernando C.
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description Yolk sac tumor (YST) is the second most common subtype of ovarian germ cell tumors. It usually occurs in the second and third decades of life and is rare in postmenopausal women. In postmenopausal women, YST is commonly an aggressive tumor and can present as a pure germ cell component or as a mixed component with other germ cell or epithelial components. The recognition of this histological subtype is important not only for differential diagnosis but also for determining prognosis and treatment decisions. In this case report, we describe a 61-year-old woman with YST coexisting with epithelial carcinoma focusing on the efficacy of systemic therapies.
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spelling pubmed-56894612017-12-04 Ovarian yolk sac tumor coexisting with epithelial ovarian cancer: An aggressive rare entity Taranto, Patrícia Carvalho, Filomena M. Roithmann, Sergio Maluf, Fernando C. Gynecol Oncol Rep Case Report Yolk sac tumor (YST) is the second most common subtype of ovarian germ cell tumors. It usually occurs in the second and third decades of life and is rare in postmenopausal women. In postmenopausal women, YST is commonly an aggressive tumor and can present as a pure germ cell component or as a mixed component with other germ cell or epithelial components. The recognition of this histological subtype is important not only for differential diagnosis but also for determining prognosis and treatment decisions. In this case report, we describe a 61-year-old woman with YST coexisting with epithelial carcinoma focusing on the efficacy of systemic therapies. Elsevier 2017-09-20 /pmc/articles/PMC5689461/ /pubmed/29204510 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2017.09.004 Text en © 2017 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Ovarian yolk sac tumor coexisting with epithelial ovarian cancer: An aggressive rare entity
title Ovarian yolk sac tumor coexisting with epithelial ovarian cancer: An aggressive rare entity
title_full Ovarian yolk sac tumor coexisting with epithelial ovarian cancer: An aggressive rare entity
title_fullStr Ovarian yolk sac tumor coexisting with epithelial ovarian cancer: An aggressive rare entity
title_full_unstemmed Ovarian yolk sac tumor coexisting with epithelial ovarian cancer: An aggressive rare entity
title_short Ovarian yolk sac tumor coexisting with epithelial ovarian cancer: An aggressive rare entity
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5689461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29204510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2017.09.004
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