Yolk sac tumor of the placenta in Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 534-537

  Drut, Ricardo ^a   Mortera, Mónica ^b   Drut, Rosa Mónica ^a  

^a Hospital de Ninos Sor Maria Ludovica   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Histopatologia   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Placenta; Wiedemann Beckwith syndrome; Yolk sac tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ADULT; BECKWITH-WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOR; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0032198159     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100249900073     Document Type: Article

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