Metastatic yolk sac tumor masquerading as multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in a young adult: A case report

Primary yolk sac tumor of the liver is very rare and can present as multifocal liver lesions. Multifocal nature may mimic other diagnoses such as hepatocellular carcinoma. Early recognition and therapeutic intervention are important as the prognosis of metastatic yolk sac tumors is poor. We present...

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Autores principales: Mushtaq, Kamran, Khan, Muhammad Umair, Al Soub, Deema, Koshy, Sheija Mary, Petkar, Maher, Al Ejji, Khalid Mohsin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9896153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36762145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6861
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author Mushtaq, Kamran
Khan, Muhammad Umair
Al Soub, Deema
Koshy, Sheija Mary
Petkar, Maher
Al Ejji, Khalid Mohsin
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description Primary yolk sac tumor of the liver is very rare and can present as multifocal liver lesions. Multifocal nature may mimic other diagnoses such as hepatocellular carcinoma. Early recognition and therapeutic intervention are important as the prognosis of metastatic yolk sac tumors is poor. We present a case of a young adolescent who presented with bleeding per rectum abdominal pain and multiple liver lesions.
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spelling pubmed-98961532023-02-08 Metastatic yolk sac tumor masquerading as multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in a young adult: A case report Mushtaq, Kamran Khan, Muhammad Umair Al Soub, Deema Koshy, Sheija Mary Petkar, Maher Al Ejji, Khalid Mohsin Clin Case Rep Case Report Primary yolk sac tumor of the liver is very rare and can present as multifocal liver lesions. Multifocal nature may mimic other diagnoses such as hepatocellular carcinoma. Early recognition and therapeutic intervention are important as the prognosis of metastatic yolk sac tumors is poor. We present a case of a young adolescent who presented with bleeding per rectum abdominal pain and multiple liver lesions. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023-02-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9896153/ /pubmed/36762145 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6861 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Mushtaq, Kamran
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Al Soub, Deema
Koshy, Sheija Mary
Petkar, Maher
Al Ejji, Khalid Mohsin
Metastatic yolk sac tumor masquerading as multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in a young adult: A case report
title Metastatic yolk sac tumor masquerading as multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in a young adult: A case report
title_full Metastatic yolk sac tumor masquerading as multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in a young adult: A case report
title_fullStr Metastatic yolk sac tumor masquerading as multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in a young adult: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Metastatic yolk sac tumor masquerading as multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in a young adult: A case report
title_short Metastatic yolk sac tumor masquerading as multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in a young adult: A case report
title_sort metastatic yolk sac tumor masquerading as multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in a young adult: a case report
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9896153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36762145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6861
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