An endodermal sinus tumor of the head and neck region.
A 2-year-old patient with a recurrent endodermal sinus tumor of the nasopharynx is presented. After the first attempt to surgically excise the tumor it recurred, causing upper airway obstruction within 2 months. Combined treatment with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy resulted in a disease-free survival of four years.
Sungur
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Hacettepe Medical School, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Pathology, Ankara, Turkey.
Ozbay
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Dogan
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Ozyilmaz
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Ataman
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008649:Mesonephroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local