Yolk sac tumour involving floor of mouth: case report

The British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Q ZhangL J Li

Abstract

Yolk sac tumour is a rare malignant tumour of germ cell origin that usually arises from the gonads. It is extremely rare in the head and neck. We present a case of a yolk sac tumour that involved the floor of the mouth in a 14-month-old Chinese girl. The diagnosis was confirmed by histological examination that showed characteristic Schiller-Duval bodies, and immunohistochemical examination that showed α-fetoprotein being expressed within the cytoplasm of the neoplastic cells. The patient died 4 months postoperatively. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a yolk sac tumour of the floor of mouth that has been reported in an English journal.

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Sep 11, 2020·Clinical Nuclear Medicine·Peipei WangXin Cheng
May 23, 2019·Frontiers in Pediatrics·Li Hsun ChenSu-Boon Yong

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