Oral extragonadal yolk sac tumor in a patient with Aicardi syndrome: putative origin and differential diagnosis.
We report, for the first time, a primary oral presentation of a germ cell yolk sac tumor in a 4-year-old girl with Aicardi syndrome. The diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and histogenesis are discussed.
Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA.
Rhonda
R
Burch-Smith
Nelson G
NG
Ordonez
Lawrence E
LE
Ginsberg
Joann L
JL
Ater
Adel K
AK
El Naggar
D058540:Aicardi Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*