Vaginal yolk sac tumour in infant : A rare case report

Authors

  • AKM Amirul Morshed Department of Paediatric Haematology & Oncology, Dhaka Medical College hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Zohora Jameela Khan Department of Paediatric Haematology & Oncology, Dhaka Medical College hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Habiba Khatun Department of Paediatric Haematology & Oncology, Dhaka Medical College hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Delowar Hossain Department of Paediatrics, Dhaka Medical College hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Iffat Ara Shamsad Department of Paediatrics, Dhaka Medical College hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Ashraf Ul Huq Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Shahnoor Islam Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jpsb.v8i1.69636

Keywords:

Yolk sac tumor, Vagina, Alpha fetoprotein

Abstract

Malignant germ cell tumors are rare tumors in children accounting for 2-3% of childhood malignancies, usually occurring in midline structures. Yolk sac tumor is one of the form of Germ cell tumor among them extra gonadal yolk sac tumor is rare entity. Vaginal yolk sac tumor usually occurs below 3 years. Its occurrence in vagina is very rare & typically presents with vaginal bleeding, vaginal mass or sometimes mechanical urinary retention. We report a 10 months old girl presented with vaginal bleeding and high Alpha fetoprotein and as diagnosed as yolk sac tumor.

Journal of Paediatric Surgeons of Bangladesh (2017) Vol. 8 (1): 36-37

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2018-12-09

How to Cite

Morshed, A. A. ., Khan, Z. J. ., Khatun, H. ., Hossain, D. ., Shamsad, I. A. ., Huq, A. U., & Islam, S. (2018). Vaginal yolk sac tumour in infant : A rare case report. Journal of Paediatric Surgeons of Bangladesh, 8(1), 36–37. https://doi.org/10.3329/jpsb.v8i1.69636

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2017)

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Case Reports

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