A Rare Case of Mediastinal Yolk Sac Tumor

Andhika Kesuma Putra, Noni Novisari Soeroso, Muhammad Zainul Akbar

2019

Abstract

Yolk sac tumor is a germinal cell tumor that commonly causes testicular malignancy. The incidence of these tumors lies in 90-95% of all testicular malignancies and commonly affects children with a median age of 1.5 years. In mixed type in adults, these tumors present in the age group 25-30 years. We reported a case of a 63-year-old man, who suffered from shortness of breath, accompanied by weight loss. Chest x-ray showed a homogeneous consolidation in the mediastinum. With suspicion of a mediastinal tumor, the patient underwent a core biopsy of the mass in the mediastinum. On histopathology examination showed pleomorphic tumor cell form, enlarged nucleus, hyperchromatic, eosinophilic cytoplasm. The tumor cells appear to form Schiller-Duval bodies. This case was diagnosed as a yolk sac tumor and underwent chemotherapy.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Putra A., Soeroso N. and Akbar M. (2019). A Rare Case of Mediastinal Yolk Sac Tumor.In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease - Volume 1: ICTROMI, ISBN 978-989-758-469-5, pages 9-11. DOI: 10.5220/0009841000090011

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ictromi19,
author={Andhika Kesuma Putra and Noni Novisari Soeroso and Muhammad Zainul Akbar},
title={A Rare Case of Mediastinal Yolk Sac Tumor},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease - Volume 1: ICTROMI,},
year={2019},
pages={9-11},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009841000090011},
isbn={978-989-758-469-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease - Volume 1: ICTROMI,
TI - A Rare Case of Mediastinal Yolk Sac Tumor
SN - 978-989-758-469-5
AU - Putra A.
AU - Soeroso N.
AU - Akbar M.
PY - 2019
SP - 9
EP - 11
DO - 10.5220/0009841000090011