Yolk Sac Tumor Treatment

Yolk Sac Tumors - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

High tumor markers after the surgery should be treated using chemotherapy (EP or BEP). The number of cycles is determined after the risk ...

Yolk Sac Tumor Treatment - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Surgery to remove the tumor is the first-line treatment for yolk sac tumor. This is followed by chemotherapy (“chemo”).

Yolk Sac or Germ Cell Tumor | Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

Yolk sac (germ cell tumor) is a rare cancerous tumor of the cells that line the yolk sac of an embryo. Learn about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and ...

Successful treatment of advanced stage yolk sac tumour of ...

Our case illustrates that even at stage IV of YST, positive treatment results can be achieved through neoadjuvant chemotherapy and laparoscopic surgery.

Yolk Sac Tumor - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

Metastatic yolk sac tumor or recurrence should be treated with adjuvant chemotherapy. Children with yolk sac tumors generally present as stage 1 disease (80%).

Survival and reproductive function of 52 women treated with surgery ...

Ovarian yolk sac tumor (YST) is a very rare malignancy arising in young women. Chemotherapy has dramatically improved the prognosis. Current treatment ...

Yolk Sac Tumor (Endodermal Sinus Tumors ... - Medscape Reference

With a combination of modern surgical treatment and adjuvant chemotherapy (cisplatin-based), survival in those with yolk sac tumors (YSTs) is ...

Primary mediastinal yolk sac tumor treated with platinum‐based ...

We report on seven cases of primary mediastinal yolk sac tumor treated with platinum-based chemotherapy and extended resection.

Successful yolk-sac tumor treatment with fertility-sparing partial ...

In this report we describe the successful treatment of a young woman who was able to conceive and deliver two children, in spite of the loss of one ovary two ...

Yolk Sac Tumor in an Eight-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report ... - Frontiers

The treatment generally involves debulking surgery of tumors followed by systemic chemotherapy. Metastasis process of YST in children is ...

Use of targeted therapy and immunotherapy for the treatment of yolk ...

For ovarian YST, treatment options include cytoreductive surgery and postoperative chemotherapy. Due to tumor infiltration and distant metastasis to surrounding ...

Yolk sac tumor of the liver: Presentation, diagnosis, and treatment ...

Yolk Sac Tumor of the Liver (YSTL) is an extremely rare extragonadal germ cell tumor with gonadal origin and histology which presents in the liver.

Primary Yolk Sac Tumor of the Lung - The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

We present an 18-year-old boy with primary pulmonary yolk-sac tumor diagnosed postoperatively. A computed tomographic scan revealed a huge intrathoracic soft ...

Optimal treatment of clinical stage I yolk sac tumor of the testis in ...

With this approach, 80% of patients having clinical stage I YST can be treated by orchiectomy alone and will not suffer any sequelae or complication of either ...

Primary mediastinal yolk sac tumor: A case report and literature review

The adopted staging method in clinical practice usually refers to that of thymoma, and the conventional treatment methods for PMYST is surgical ...

Relapsed and refractory yolk sac tumor of the peritoneum (mesentery)

The standard first-line treatment is surgery plus BEP chemotherapy. Second-line therapy regimens and above, including VIP and TIP, improve the ...

Definition of yolk sac tumor - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

They tend to grow quickly and spread to other parts of the body if not treated. Yolk sac tumors are the most common malignant germ cell tumor in children. Also ...

Yolk Sac Tumor > Clinical Keywords > Yale Medicine

It is characterized by the presence of yolk sac elements and is often associated with elevated levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). Yolk sac tumors are most found ...

Testicular yolk sac tumors in children: a review of 61 patients over ...

Chemotherapy is recommended for the treatment of yolk sac tumor. Platinum-based cancer drugs have recognized efficacy[21]. However, some ...

Germ Cell Tumors (Solid Tumor) Treatment

As a baby grows in the uterus, cells form the reproductive system. Over time these cells can grow into germ cell tumors, also called gonadal germ cell ...