Cardiac tamponade caused by intrapericardial yolk sac tumor in a boy.
Yolk sac tumor rarely involves the pericardium. A 17-year-old boy had a mediastinal mass leading to total obstruction of the superior vena cava with cardiac tamponade and pleural effusion. Further imaging studies and biopsy showed that the origin was a yolk sac tumor. After surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy, no recurrence was noted during a follow-up of 20 months. This report describes the magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of pericardial yolk sac tumor.
Liang
Tien-Chi
TC
Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
Lu
Meng-Yuo
MY
Chen
Shyn-Jye
SJ
Lu
Frank L
FL
Lin
Kai-Hsin
KH
D000293:Adolescent; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000150:complications*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium