An Extremely Rare Case of a Primary Pancreatic Yolk Sac Tumor

Yolk sac tumor (YST) is a rare malignant type of germ cell tumor (GCT). Extragonadal yolk sac tumor is a very rare entity. We report the case of a 33-year-old male with a pancreatic mass, which proved to be a primary yolk sac tumor, arising in the pancreas.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Galanis, Ilias, Floros, Georgios, Simou, Magdalini, Kyriakopoulos, Georgios, Stylianidis, Georgios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9288229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35859959
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26007
Descripción
Sumario:Yolk sac tumor (YST) is a rare malignant type of germ cell tumor (GCT). Extragonadal yolk sac tumor is a very rare entity. We report the case of a 33-year-old male with a pancreatic mass, which proved to be a primary yolk sac tumor, arising in the pancreas.

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