Oral extragonadal yolk sac tumor in a patient with Aicardi syndrome: putative origin and differential diagnosis

Rhonda Burch-Smith; Nelson G Ordonez; Lawrence E Ginsberg; Joann L Ater; Adel K El Naggar

doi:10.1016/j.humpath.2011.09.015

Oral extragonadal yolk sac tumor in a patient with Aicardi syndrome: putative origin and differential diagnosis

Hum Pathol. 2012 Jun;43(6):939-42. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2011.09.015. Epub 2012 Jan 4.

Authors

Rhonda Burch-Smith¹, Nelson G Ordonez, Lawrence E Ginsberg, Joann L Ater, Adel K El Naggar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA.

PMID: 22225777
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2011.09.015

Abstract

We report, for the first time, a primary oral presentation of a germ cell yolk sac tumor in a 4-year-old girl with Aicardi syndrome. The diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and histogenesis are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aicardi Syndrome / complications*
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Endodermal Sinus Tumor / complications*
Endodermal Sinus Tumor / drug therapy
Endodermal Sinus Tumor / pathology*
Female
Humans
Mouth Neoplasms / complications*
Mouth Neoplasms / drug therapy
Mouth Neoplasms / pathology*