Successful orthotopic liver transplantation for treatment of a hepatic yolk sac tumor.
Yolk sac tumors (YSTs) represent 3% of malignancies in childhood and most commonly arise in the gonads. Hepatic YSTs are rare and previous reported cases were treated with resection and/or chemotherapy with mixed results. We present the first case of an unresectable hepatic YST in a 2-year-old boy treated successfully with liver transplantation.
Abramson
Lisa P
LP
Department of Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
Pillai
Sri
S
Acton
Robert
R
Melin-Aldana
Hector
H
Superina
Riccardo
R
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome