Endodermal Sinus Tumor (endodermal + sinus_tumor)

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Selected Abstracts


Fertility-preserving treatment for patients with malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary

JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH (ELECTRONIC), Issue 4 2006
Shin Nishio
Abstract Aim:, The aim of this study was to investigate whether fertility preservation influences the clinical outcome in patients with malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary (MGCTO). Methods:, A case study analysis was performed on patients with MGCTO treated at Kurume University Hospital between 1986 and 2004. Thirty-five patients were included in the study, 14 with immature teratoma, 11 with dysgerminoma, eight with endodermal sinus tumor, and two with mixed germ cell tumor. Twenty-three patients had International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage I (Ia, 11; Ib, 2; Ic, 10), one had stage II, seven had stage III, and four had stage IV disease. Results:, Five patients with stage III or IV disease received radical surgery. Thirty patients underwent conservative surgery. As the adjuvant treatment, 30 patients received chemotherapy, while five patients did not receive any chemotherapy. The overall survival rate was 97.1%. One patient died of the disease. She was 13 years old with a stage IV endodermal sinus tumor. Twelve have attempted conception, and eight have achieved at least one pregnancy (66.7%). Conclusions:, Irrespective of the stage of the disease, conservative surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy for MGCTO can achieve a favorable outcome in terms of survival and fertility. [source]


Ovarian endodermal sinus tumor in a 76-year-old woman

JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH (ELECTRONIC), Issue 5 2003
Gülaydan Filiz
Abstract A 76-year-old woman underwent surgery for pelvic mass, during which a 13 × 8-cm right ovarian tumor was discovered. On histopathological examination, she was diagnosed with an endodermal sinus tumor with right tubal metastasis. The patient was treated with four cycles of Bleomycin, Etoposide and Cisplatin. She died of disseminated disease four years later. [source]


Hepatoid variant of yolk sac tumor of the testis

PATHOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, Issue 9 2000
Yasushi Horie
A case of testicular yolk sac tumor (endodermal sinus tumor) consisting predominantly of hepatoid cells is documented. A mass measuring approximately 4 × 3 cm was noted in the left testis of a 64-year-old man. Preoperative examination revealed an elevated serum level of , -fetoprotein (5479 ng/mL). Histologically, the lesion was composed predominantly of sheet-like or trabecular proliferation of hepatocyte-like cells with eosinophilic or clear cytoplasm. The tumor cells were immunoreactive for , -fetoprotein, antimitochondrial antibody, cytokeratin (AE1/AE3), , -1-antichymotrypsin, , -1-antitrypsin, albumin, carcinoembryonic antigen and epithelial membrane antigen. It was necessary to distinguish this variant lesion from metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, embryonal carcinoma and hepatoid carcinoma. [source]