Intraocular metastasis of endodermal sinus tumour
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Primary yolk sac (endodermal sinus) tumour of the vulva: a case report.
OBJECTIVE To report a case of primary yolk sac (endodermal sinus) tumour (YST) of the vulva which is very rare and to highlight some unusual features of this tumour in the vulva. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 23-year-old woman presented with a 1-month swelling in the right labium majus that was non-tender and rapidly increasing in size. The mass was excised; it grossly measured 6 ×...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.82.11.1339f