Yolk sac tumor of infancy

Case contributed by Saeed Soltany Hosn , 17 Dec 2012
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Matt A. Morgan, 24 Nov 2015

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Diagnostic Certainty was set to .
Race changed from Caucasian to .
Body was changed:

SheThe patient underwent surgery but the surgeon wasen seen  anydid not see a mass.Eventually vaginoscopy and biopsy was performed performed.

Biopsy proven Yolkyolk sac tumor.

  • -<p>She underwent surgery but surgeon wasen seen  any mass.Eventually vaginoscopy  and biopsy was performed.</p><p>Biopsy proven Yolk sac tumor.</p>
  • +<p>The patient underwent surgery but the surgeon did not see a mass.Eventually vaginoscopy and biopsy was performed.</p><p>Biopsy proven yolk sac tumor.</p>

Systems changed:

  • Gynaecology
  • Paediatrics

Tags changed:

  • germ cell tumour
  • uterus

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

In ultrasoundThere is a lesion in the anterior myometriom that is hypervascular and which shows low resistance diastolic flow

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

CT scan shows uterinuterine enlargement which is definitely large for infant,s infants age.

Images Changes:

Image CT (C+ portal venous phase) ( update )

Perspective was set to Axial.
Specifics was set to C+ portal venous phase.

Image CT (C+ portal venous phase) ( update )

Perspective was set to Sagittal.
Specifics was set to C+ portal venous phase.

Image CT (C+ portal venous phase) ( update )

Perspective was set to Coronal.
Specifics was set to C+ portal venous phase.

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

MRI shows a lobulated mass in the anatomic location of uterus which displays isoisointense signal intensity on the T1 and T2 and slightly hypersignal on the T2 fat sat.

Images Changes:

Image MRI (T1) ( update )

Perspective was set to Axial.
Specifics was set to T1.

Image MRI (T2 fat sat) ( update )

Perspective was set to Axial.

Image MRI (T2) ( update )

Perspective was set to Coronal.

Image MRI (T2) ( update )

Perspective was set to Sagittal.
Specifics was set to T2.

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