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Clinical Features and Management of Testicular and Extragonadal Yolk Sac Tumors

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Abstract

Yolk sac tumor (YST) represents the most common malignant germ cell tumor of the testis in infants and children, and is present as a component in a considerable number (28%–44%) of adult mixed germ cell tumors of the testis (Talerman 1980; Logothetis et al. 1984). It can also be present as a component in patients with extragonadal germ cell tumors in adults, although in its pure form it is very rare, with an approximate incidence of 3% in the mediastinum (Dexeus et al. 1988).

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Dexeus, F.H., Ogden, S., Cangir, A., Ro, J., Logothetis, C.J. (1993). Clinical Features and Management of Testicular and Extragonadal Yolk Sac Tumors. In: Nogales, F.F. (eds) The Human Yolk Sac and Yolk Sac Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77852-0_18

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