Gastric Yolk Sac Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
10.3904/kjim.2009.24.2.143
- Author:
Yeon Soo KIM
1
;
Seok Hyun KIM
;
Jae Koo SEONG
;
Byung Seok LEE
;
Hyun Yong JEONG
;
Kyu Sang SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report ; Review
- Keywords:
Endodermal sinus tumor;
Stomach neoplasms;
alpha-Fetoproteins
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Endodermal Sinus Tumor/blood/*pathology/surgery;
Gastrectomy;
Gastroscopy;
Humans;
Immunohistochemistry;
Lymph Node Excision;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Stomach Neoplasms/blood/*pathology/surgery;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Treatment Outcome;
alpha-Fetoproteins/analysis
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2009;24(2):143-146
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Gastric yolk sac tumors are extremely rare and their prognosis is poor; most patients have widespread metastases at the time of diagnosis. The treatment of gastric yolk sac tumors consists of aggressive chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy and surgery. Here, we first report a case of gastric yolk sac tumor presenting as an early gastric cancer that was cured after a gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy.
