Conservative treatment of big yolk sac tumour of the ovary in young girl

J Visc Surg. 2010 Aug;147(4):e265-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2010.08.007.

Abstract

We present the case of a large yolk sac tumour of the ovary in a 14-year-old girl with high level of serum alpha-feto-protein (AFP). Multidisciplinary care is important to do appropriate surgical treatment with the aim of fertility preservation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood
  • Biopsy
  • CA-125 Antigen / blood
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Endodermal Sinus Tumor / blood
  • Endodermal Sinus Tumor / diagnosis
  • Endodermal Sinus Tumor / pathology
  • Endodermal Sinus Tumor / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Female / prevention & control
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / blood
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Ovariectomy
  • Patient Care Team*
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • alpha-Fetoproteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • CA-125 Antigen
  • alpha-Fetoproteins