title: Primary endodermal sinus (yolk sac) tumor of the anterior mediastinum: a report of a successfully treated eleven-year-old boy.
abstract: An asymptomatic 11-year-old Japanese boy with an endodermal sinus (yolk sac) tumor of the anterior mediastinum was successfully treated with cisplatinum-based combination chemotherapy and subsequent surgical excision. The patient is alive and in good health 60 months from diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Diseases, Chiba Cancer Center Hospital.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ishida
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D008649:Mesonephroma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; D001761:Bleomycin; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase