Vulvar yolk sac tumor diagnosed during pregnancy, with recurrence during subsequent second pregnancy
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Vulvar yolk sac tumor diagnosed during pregnancy, with recurrence during subsequent second pregnancy
•Vulvar yolk sac tumor (YST) is an exceptionally rare and aggressive extra-gonadal germ cell tumor, previously only described in 15 cases in the literature.•We present a unique case of vulvar YST diagnosed during pregnancy, treated with systemic chemotherapy, who subsequently recurred during a second pregnancy.•Despite salvage chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation at recurrence,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gynecologic Oncology Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2352-5789
DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2015.03.006