Infantile endodermal sinus tumor presenting with vaginal bleeding: report of a case. 1994

Y C Horng, and W Y Tsai, and D T Lin, and S F Huang, and K H Lin, and Y W Li, and F J Hsieh, and C C Chen
Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, R.O.C.

Endodermal sinus tumor (EST) of the vagina is extremely rare and primarily affects infants. We report on a six-month-old female infant with EST of the vagina who presented with vaginal spotting of one month's duration. Pelvic ultrasound and computerized tomography showed a 3.8 x 3.5 cm heterogeneous mass between the bladder and the rectum. The serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level was high (1270 ng/mL) and the beta-human chorionic gonadotropin was undetectable. She received surgical intervention followed by chemotherapy. The patient was disease-free and serum AFP remained undetectable during the eight-month follow-up period.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D005260 Female Females
D006470 Hemorrhage Bleeding or escape of blood from a vessel. Bleeding,Hemorrhages
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000509 alpha-Fetoproteins The first alpha-globulins to appear in mammalian sera during FETAL DEVELOPMENT and the dominant serum proteins in early embryonic life. alpha-Fetoprotein,alpha Fetoprotein,alpha Fetoproteins
D014623 Vaginal Diseases Pathological processes of the VAGINA. Disease, Vaginal,Diseases, Vaginal,Vaginal Disease
D014625 Vaginal Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the VAGINA. Cancer of Vagina,Vaginal Cancer,Cancer of the Vagina,Neoplasms, Vaginal,Vagina Cancer,Vagina Neoplasms,Cancer, Vagina,Cancer, Vaginal,Cancers, Vagina,Cancers, Vaginal,Neoplasm, Vagina,Neoplasm, Vaginal,Neoplasms, Vagina,Vagina Cancers,Vagina Neoplasm,Vaginal Cancers,Vaginal Neoplasm
D018240 Endodermal Sinus Tumor An unusual and aggressive tumor of germ-cell origin that reproduces the extraembryonic structures of the early embryo. It is the most common malignant germ cell tumor found in children. It is characterized by a labyrinthine glandular pattern of flat epithelial cells and rounded papillary processes with a central capillary (Schiller-Duval body). The tumor is rarely bilateral. Before the use of combination chemotherapy, the tumor was almost invariably fatal. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1189) Yolk Sac Tumor,Endodermal Sinus Tumors,Tumor, Endodermal Sinus,Tumor, Yolk Sac,Tumors, Endodermal Sinus,Tumors, Yolk Sac,Yolk Sac Tumors

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