Gastric yolk sac tumor: a case report and review of the literature

Korean J Intern Med. 2009 Jun;24(2):143-6. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2009.24.2.143. Epub 2009 Jun 8.

Abstract

Gastric yolk sac tumors are extremely rare and their prognosis is poor; most patients have widespread metastases at the time of diagnosis. The treatment of gastric yolk sac tumors consists of aggressive chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy and surgery. Here, we first report a case of gastric yolk sac tumor presenting as an early gastric cancer that was cured after a gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy.

Keywords: Endodermal sinus tumor; Stomach neoplasms; alpha-Fetoproteins.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Endodermal Sinus Tumor / blood
  • Endodermal Sinus Tumor / pathology*
  • Endodermal Sinus Tumor / surgery
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastroscopy
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stomach Neoplasms / blood
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • alpha-Fetoproteins / analysis

Substances

  • AFP protein, human
  • alpha-Fetoproteins