Endodermal sinus tumor of the pineal region.Case report and review of literature
- 1 September 1979
- Vol. 44 (3) , 1081-1086
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(197909)44:3<1081::aid-cncr2820440342>3.0.co;2-v
Abstract
This is a case report of an endodermal sinus tumor occurring in the pineal region of a 14-year-old boy who died 4 weeks after surgery and irradiation. Germ cell tumors of this type demonstrate a selective overgrowth of yolk sac endoderm associated with extraembryonic mesoblast and arise preferentially in the gonads of young children. This tumor in the pineal region is rare and carries a grave prognosis as in other extragonadal sites. A summary of previously reported cases is also presented.This publication has 30 references indexed in Scilit:
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