Rapidly growing yolk sac tumor of the ovary in a lactating patient.
A case of yolk sac tumor of the ovary exceptional for its size and rapid development is here presented and discussed. The patient was feeding her baby delivered only two months earlier. Hormonal influences of pregnancy and lactation might have played an important role in the progression of this neoplasm.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation; D008649:Mesonephroma / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy