TY - JOUR
T1 - Endodermal Sinus Tumor of the Parotid Gland in a Child
AU - Sredni, Simone Treiger
AU - Da Cunha, Isabela Werneck
AU - De Carvalho Filho, Nevigolino Pereira
AU - Magrin, Jose
AU - Lopes Pinto, Clovis Antonio
AU - Lopes, Luis Fernando
PY - 2004/1/1
Y1 - 2004/1/1
N2 - We report a case of a 16-month-old girl with a primary endodermal sinus tumor (EST) of the parotid gland. The girl was admitted to the hospital with a left side cervical tumor with a quick growth (within 3 wk). The tumor was surgically resected. The gross examination showed a 7.0-cm hemorrhagic and fragmentized mass. Diagnosis of an EST was established on the hematoxylin and eosinstained slides from the resected material. Elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels were detected and follow-up examinations of the patient did not show ESTs in other locations or other manifestations due to the tumor. The patient received chemotherapy after the surgery and remained alive without evidence of disease at the time of this writing (2 years after the diagnosis). As far as we know, this is the second report in the literature of a parotid gland's EST.
AB - We report a case of a 16-month-old girl with a primary endodermal sinus tumor (EST) of the parotid gland. The girl was admitted to the hospital with a left side cervical tumor with a quick growth (within 3 wk). The tumor was surgically resected. The gross examination showed a 7.0-cm hemorrhagic and fragmentized mass. Diagnosis of an EST was established on the hematoxylin and eosinstained slides from the resected material. Elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels were detected and follow-up examinations of the patient did not show ESTs in other locations or other manifestations due to the tumor. The patient received chemotherapy after the surgery and remained alive without evidence of disease at the time of this writing (2 years after the diagnosis). As far as we know, this is the second report in the literature of a parotid gland's EST.
KW - Childhood cancer
KW - Endodermal sinus tumor
KW - Parotid gland
KW - Yolk sac tumor
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U2 - 10.1007/s10024-003-4048-8
DO - 10.1007/s10024-003-4048-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 15255038
AN - SCOPUS:1942534654
SN - 1093-5266
VL - 7
SP - 77
EP - 80
JO - Pediatric and Developmental Pathology
JF - Pediatric and Developmental Pathology
IS - 1
ER -