An endodermal sinus tumor arising from a mature cystic teratoma in the retroperitoneum in a child: Is a mature teratoma a premalignant condition?

Human Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1167-1169

  Ohno, Yasuharu ^a   Kanematsu, Takashi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Germ cell tumor; Malignant differentiation; Mature teratoma; Pediatric; Premalignant condition

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LAPAROTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRECANCER; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; TERATOMA; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

EID: 0031697971     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(98)90432-4     Document Type: Article

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