Successful treatment of yolk sac tumor of the lower abdominal wall with lymph node metastases.
We report a case of a primary yolk sac tumor of the lower abdominal wall with inguinal lymph node metastases. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case originating in the lower abdominal wall. Radical surgery was performed, followed by combination chemotherapy consisting of bleomycin, vinblastine and cis-platinum. The patient has been free of disease for more than 2 years.
Kihara
K
K
Washizuka
M
M
Sakamoto
A
A
Sakai
K
K
Aoki
N
N
Kawai
T
T
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008649:Mesonephroma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
D001761:Bleomycin; D014750:Vincristine; D002945:Cisplatin