Treatment of a pineal yolk sac tumor: report of one case.
Pineal yolk sac tumors are rare. We present a case of pineal yolk sac tumor in a 15-year-old boy with hydrocephalus and possible cerebrospinal dissemination. He was treated by surgical excision, craniospinal axis irradiation, PVBE (cisplatin, vinblastine, bleomycin, and etoposide) chemotherapy, and intrathecal methotrexate chemotherapy. There was no tumor recurrence at follow-up 2.5 years after treatment.
Lee
Ming-Yung
MY
Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chen
Chang-Ming
CM
Juan
Chun-Jung
CJ
Fan
Hueng-Chuen
HC
Chen
Shyi-Jou
SJ
Chen
Cheng-Yu
CY
Cheng
Shin-Nan
SN
D000293:Adolescent; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010870:Pineal Gland; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D001761:Bleomycin; D014747:Vinblastine; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin; D008727:Methotrexate