Yolk sac tumor of the ovary in a conjoined twin.
A 5-year-old conjoined twin girl had a yolk sac tumor of the right ovary. She was admitted to our hospital because of abdominal distension. Comprehensive clinical and radiological investigations revealed a tumor of the right ovary. She underwent right salpingo-oophorectomy. The diagnosis was yolk sac tumor (stage I A), and postoperative chemotherapy (vincristine, actinomycine-D, cyclophosphamide) according to the UK-CCSG was provided. The postoperative course was uneventful with no evidence of recurrence 3 years after surgery. Her twin sister had no tumor. This is the first reported of yolk sac tumor of the ovary in a conjoined twin.
Kaji
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T
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kagoshima University, Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Takamatsu
H
H
Noguchi
H
H
Tahara
H
H
Adachi
Y
Y
Kajiya
H
H
Kawakami
K
K
Nomoto
S
S
Satou
E
E
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014428:Twins, Conjoined