Suprasellar yolk-sac tumor in two sisters.
The familial occurrence of intracranial tumors is rare except in patients with phacomatoses. The occurrence of suprasellar yolk-sac tumors in two sisters without phacomatoses is reported. The pertinent literature is reviewed, and the possible role of heredity in the pathogenesis of these tumors is discussed briefly.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008649:Mesonephroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed