Primary Yolk Sac Tumor of the Omentum: Case Report
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Primary Yolk Sac Tumor of Omentum: a Case Report
Yolk sac tumor (YST) is one of the rare malignant germ cell tumor and usually occurs in gonad. Extragondal sites of YSTs are reported in mediastinum, vagina, brain, and retroperitoneum but are extremely rarely in omentum. The clinicopathologic feature of primary omental YST is not well known and there are only 5 cases reported currently. Recently we experienced a primary YST of omentum in 27-ye...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1738-2637
DOI: 10.3348/jksr.2012.66.1.57