Successful treatment of an endodermal sinus tumor of the vagina by chemotherapy alone: a rare case of an infant diagnosed by pathological examination of discharged tumor fragment

Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2006 Oct-Nov;23(7):563-9. doi: 10.1080/08880010600856972.

Abstract

A 7-month-old infant was noted to have vaginal bleeding that was accompanied by a discharged tumor fragment. The histological diagnosis was endodermal sinus tumor. Her serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) was increased to 358.7 ng/mL, and magnetic resonance imaging showed a 1.8 x 1.0 cm tumor in the vagina. She received combination chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, pirarubicin, carboplatin, and etoposide. The tumor in the images disappeared and the serum level of AFP returned to the normal range after 2 cycles. Treatment was complete without surgical or radiological therapy. More than 45 months after the completion of chemotherapy, she is alive without signs of recurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Endodermal Sinus Tumor / diagnosis
  • Endodermal Sinus Tumor / drug therapy*
  • Endodermal Sinus Tumor / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Vaginal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Vaginal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Vaginal Neoplasms / pathology