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Pineal region yolk sac tumor

MedGen UID:
277518
•Concept ID:
C1335420
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Endodermal Sinus Tumor of Pineal Region; endodermal sinus tumor of pineal region; Endodermal Sinus Tumor of the Pineal Region; endodermal sinus tumor of the pineal region; endodermal sinus tumour of pineal region; endodermal sinus tumour of the pineal region; pineal body yolk sac tumor; pineal body yolk sac tumour; Pineal Endodermal Sinus Neoplasm; pineal endodermal sinus neoplasm; Pineal Endodermal Sinus Tumor; pineal endodermal sinus tumor; pineal endodermal sinus tumour; Pineal Region Endodermal Sinus Neoplasm; pineal region endodermal sinus neoplasm; Pineal Region Endodermal Sinus Tumor; pineal region endodermal sinus tumor; pineal region endodermal sinus tumour; Pineal Region Yolk Sac Neoplasm; pineal region yolk Sac neoplasm; Pineal Region Yolk Sac Tumor; pineal region yolk sac tumor; Yolk Sac Tumor of Pineal Region; yolk Sac tumor of pineal region; Yolk Sac Tumor of the Pineal Region; yolk Sac tumor of the pineal region; yolk Sac tumour of pineal region; yolk Sac tumour of the pineal region
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003399

Definition

A yolk sac tumor that involves the pineal body. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPineal region yolk sac tumor

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of primary intracranial germ cell tumors.
Kyritsis AP
J Neurooncol 2010 Jan;96(2):143-9. Epub 2009 Jul 9 doi: 10.1007/s11060-009-9951-z. PMID: 19588227
The treatment of cranial germ cell tumours.
Brandes AA, Pasetto LM, Monfardini S
Cancer Treat Rev 2000 Aug;26(4):233-42. doi: 10.1053/ctrv.2000.0169. PMID: 10913379
Pineal region masses: differential diagnosis.
Smirniotopoulos JG, Rushing EJ, Mena H
Radiographics 1992 May;12(3):577-96. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.12.3.1609147. PMID: 1609147

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Diagnosis

MR findings of pineal yolk sac tumor in a patient with testicular embryonal carcinoma.
Osumi AM, Tien RD
Clin Imaging 1994 Jul-Sep;18(3):203-8. doi: 10.1016/0899-7071(94)90083-3. PMID: 7922842

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