Challenges in the Management of a Child with Yolk Sac Tumour of the Nasal Cavity Presenting with Epistaxis and Progressive Respiratory Distress
- Author:
Mohd Nor KHADIJAH
1
;
Michelle Manuel ANURA
;
Chew Man FONG
;
Gan Chin SENG
;
Tsiao Yi YAP
;
Loong Siow PING
;
Abdullah Wan ARIFFIN
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Head and Neck), University Malaya Medical Centre, Pantai Valley, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Sinonasal tumour;
Yolk sac tumour;
Serum α-fetoprotein
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2018;14(1):57-60
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Yolk Sac tumour (YST) of the nasal cavity is extremely rare with only less than five previously reported cases in the English literature. Due to its rarity, the diagnosis is not one that is considered at initial presentation until tissue biopsies are sent for histopathological examination. Serum α-fetoprotein levels aid in diagnosis and in monitoring progression of the tumour. Being a very uncommon tumour of germ cell origin presenting as localized disease in the nasal cavity, prognosis and survival rates are difficult to determine. We are reporting a rare yolk sac tumour case in an infant and the challenges encountered in its management.
- Full text:11.2018my0240.pdf
