Primary yolk sac tumor of the cerebellar vermis: A case report.
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2014-04
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Abstract
Extragonadal germ cell tumors are rare and comprise 2-5% of all germ cell
tumors. Seminoma/dysgerminoma, teratoma, yolk sac tumor (YST) and mixed
germ cell tumors are few of the extragonadal germ cell tumors arising within the
brain. Of these, primary pure YSTs arising in the brain are extremely rare and
arise in the pineal (62%) and suprasellar (31%) regions. Primary YST occurring
in the cerebellum is exceedingly rare, associated with a very poor prognosis and
has been reported in less than 10 cases in literature. We herein report a case
of primary pure yolk sac tumor in the cerebellar vermis in a 2-year-old child.
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Cerebellum, vermis, primary, yolk sac tumor
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Shenoy Asha S, Desai Heena M, Tyagi Devendra K, Savant Hemant V, Kavishwar Vikas S, Balasubramaniam Meenakshi. Primary yolk sac tumor of the cerebellar vermis: A case report. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 2014 Apr-Jun 57 (2): 278-280.