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- Title
POSTPUBERTAL YOLK SAC TUMOUR OF THE TESTIS. THE HISTOPATHOLOGIST'S POINT OF VIEW.
- Authors
Ionescu, Zamfir-Radu
- Abstract
Yolk sac tumour of testis (YSTT) is an aggressive neoplasm that resembles the allantois of the embryo and becomes a difficult diagnosis in children, even in a pure form. We present the case of a- 16 year-old boy with a right scrotal swelling and haematocele that revealed due to microscopic examination a hepatoid - microcystic YSTT on a small testicular biopsy. The serum alpha-feto-protein (AFP) showed detectable levels as high as 3,7 ng/L, with negative values for β-hCG and CEA 125. Immunohistochemistry requires AFP, SALL4, Glypican 3 and cytokeratins.
- Subjects
ENDODERMAL sinus tumors; TESTIS tumors; TUMOR growth; ALPHA fetoproteins; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Acta Medica Transilvanica, 2017, Vol 22, Issue 1, p60
- ISSN
1453-1968
- Publication type
Article