title: Primary diaphragmatic yolk sac tumor and review of the literature.
abstract: Primary yolk sac tumor of the diaphragm in children is very rare, and diagnosis of a diaphragmatic tumor poses challenges to clinical physicians. Here, we report a primary diaphragmatic yolk sac tumor in a 9-month-old girl, together with a review of 4 earlier reported cases in the English literature. Carboplatin-containing regimen successfully decreased the tumor size and a total resection of the tumor was made subsequently. The patient was disease-free 8 months after the completion of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yin-Sum
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Hsi-Che
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ting-Chi
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Jen-Yin
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Jin-Cherng
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sheu
authors.forename: Be-Fong
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Der-Cherng
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005047:Etoposide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D005047:Etoposide; D016190:Carboplatin