title: Treatment of a pineal yolk sac tumor: report of one case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Yung
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chang-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chun-Jung
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Juan
authors.forename: Hueng-Chuen
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Shyi-Jou
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Cheng-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shin-Nan
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D001761:Bleomycin; D014747:Vinblastine; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin; D008727:Methotrexate