A case of mixed germ cell tumor of the ovary. |
Byoung Sun Yoon, Yong Jung Song, Sang Hee Kim, Mu Sam Kang, Sung Jin Hong, Suck Chul Choi, Sang Young Ryu, Byoung Gie Kim, Sang Yoon Park, Eui Don Lee, Kyung Hee Lee, Jin Haeng Chung |
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea. 2Department of Anatomic Pathology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea. |
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Abstract |
Malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary are rare gynecologic tumors usually affecting younger women. Recently, we experienced a case of 11-year old female with mixed germ cell tumor of ovary which was composed of yolk sac tumor and immature teratoma with high serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and human chorionic gonadoprotein (hCG). We report this case with brief review of concerned literature. |
Key Words:
mixed germ cell tumor, yolk sac tumor, immature teratoma |
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