title: Primary pleuro-pulmonary malignant germ cell tumours.
abstract: Lungs and pleura are rare sites for malignant germ-cell tumours. Two cases, pure yolk-sac tumour and yolk sac-sac tumour/embryonal carcinoma are described in young males who presented with rapid progression of respiratory symptoms. The malignant mixed germ cell tumour occurred in the right lung, while the yolk-sac tumour had a pseudomesotheliomatous growth pattern suggesting a pleural origin. Alpha-foetoprotein was immunohistochemically demonstrated in both.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai - 400 012, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaideeswar
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Jambhekar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins