title: Adult testicular pure yolk sac tumor.
abstract: Here we describe the clinical, ultrasonographic and histological features of a rare pure adult yolk sac tumor detected in the right testis of a 44-year-old male. Due to the rarity of this neoplasm (less than 10 cases have been reported), there is no unanimous consensus for therapy following inguinal orchiectomy. We believe that nerve-sparing retroperitoneal lymph node dissection could be potentially curative and useful for future interpretations of this tumor's potential evolution.
authors.affiliation: 'Luciano Giuliani' Department of Urology, University of Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Medica
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Germinale
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giglio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stubinski
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Campodonico
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raggio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carmignani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*