AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON α-FETOPROTEIN PRODUCING YOLK SAC TUMOR
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YOLK SAC TUMOR OF VAGINA
Malignant germ-cell tumors (MGCT) are rare tumors of childhood accounting for less than 3% of pediatric malignancies. Endodermal sinus tumor (EST) forms the most common histologic subtype of MGCT. The vagina is an extremely rare site for GCTs. An 8-month-old female was admitted with a short history of vaginal bleeding, and a mass protruding from the vagina. She was pale and a mass was palpab...
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malignant germ-cell tumors (mgct) are rare tumors of childhood accounting for less than 3% of pediatric malignancies. endodermal sinus tumor (est) forms the most common histologic subtype of mgct. the vagina is an extremely rare site for gcts. an 8-month-old female was admitted with a short history of vaginal bleeding, and a mass protruding from the vagina. she was pale and a mass was palpable ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Urology
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0021-5287,1884-7110
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1928.67.8_579