Primary intracardiac yolk sac tumor

A 2-year-old male child presented with fever, complete heart block, and congestive cardiac failure. Echocardiography showed a dumbbell-shaped mass in the right ventricle and right atrium. He was operated on with a provisional diagnosis of rhabdomyoma. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry of the r...

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Published inPediatric cardiology Vol. 19; no. 6; pp. 495 - 497
Main Authors Parvathy, U, Balakrishnan, K R, Ranjit, M S, Kuruvilla, S, Rao, K R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.1998
Subjects
alpha-Fetoproteins - analysis
Biomarkers, Tumor - analysis
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Endodermal Sinus Tumor - congenital
Endodermal Sinus Tumor - diagnostic imaging
Endodermal Sinus Tumor - pathology
Fatal Outcome
Heart Atria - diagnostic imaging
Heart Atria - pathology
Heart Neoplasms - congenital
Heart Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Heart Neoplasms - pathology
Heart Septum - diagnostic imaging
Heart Septum - pathology
Heart Ventricles - diagnostic imaging
Heart Ventricles - pathology
Humans
Male
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Summary:A 2-year-old male child presented with fever, complete heart block, and congestive cardiac failure. Echocardiography showed a dumbbell-shaped mass in the right ventricle and right atrium. He was operated on with a provisional diagnosis of rhabdomyoma. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry of the resected tumor revealed a malignant germ cell tumor with predominant yolk sac differentiation.
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ISSN:0172-0643
1432-1971
DOI:10.1007/s002469900368