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Sellar Yolk Sac Tumor

MedGen UID:
1669021
•Concept ID:
C4744388
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Yolk Sac Tumor of the Sellar Region

Definition

A yolk sac tumor that arises from or adjacent to the sellar region. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSellar Yolk Sac Tumor

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical features of primary central nervous system germ cell tumors: a 24-years experience.
Gao Y, Jiang J, Liu Q
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014;7(10):6965-72. Epub 2014 Sep 15 PMID: 25400782Free PMC Article
Transsphenoidal approaches for the extracapsular resection of midline suprasellar and anterior cranial base lesions.
Kaptain GJ, Vincent DA, Sheehan JP, Laws ER Jr
Neurosurgery 2001 Jul;49(1):94-100; discussion 100-1. PMID: 11440465

Diagnosis

Teratoma of the Sellar Region: a Case Report.
Saeger W, Ebrahimi A, Beschorner R, Spital H, Honegger J, Wilczak W
Endocr Pathol 2017 Dec;28(4):315-319. doi: 10.1007/s12022-016-9465-0. PMID: 28102527
Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical features of primary central nervous system germ cell tumors: a 24-years experience.
Gao Y, Jiang J, Liu Q
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014;7(10):6965-72. Epub 2014 Sep 15 PMID: 25400782Free PMC Article
Transsphenoidal approaches for the extracapsular resection of midline suprasellar and anterior cranial base lesions.
Kaptain GJ, Vincent DA, Sheehan JP, Laws ER Jr
Neurosurgery 2001 Jul;49(1):94-100; discussion 100-1. PMID: 11440465

Prognosis

Teratoma of the Sellar Region: a Case Report.
Saeger W, Ebrahimi A, Beschorner R, Spital H, Honegger J, Wilczak W
Endocr Pathol 2017 Dec;28(4):315-319. doi: 10.1007/s12022-016-9465-0. PMID: 28102527
Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical features of primary central nervous system germ cell tumors: a 24-years experience.
Gao Y, Jiang J, Liu Q
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014;7(10):6965-72. Epub 2014 Sep 15 PMID: 25400782Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical features of primary central nervous system germ cell tumors: a 24-years experience.
Gao Y, Jiang J, Liu Q
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014;7(10):6965-72. Epub 2014 Sep 15 PMID: 25400782Free PMC Article
Transsphenoidal approaches for the extracapsular resection of midline suprasellar and anterior cranial base lesions.
Kaptain GJ, Vincent DA, Sheehan JP, Laws ER Jr
Neurosurgery 2001 Jul;49(1):94-100; discussion 100-1. PMID: 11440465

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