Preferred Label : endodermal sinus tumor;

MeSH definition : An unusual and aggressive tumor of germ-cell origin that reproduces the extraembryonic structures of the early embryo. It is the most common malignant germ cell tumor found in children. It is characterized by a labyrinthine glandular pattern of flat epithelial cells and rounded papillary processes with a central capillary (Schiller-Duval body). The tumor is rarely bilateral. Before the use of combination chemotherapy, the tumor was almost invariably fatal. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1189);

MeSH synonym : tumor, endodermal sinus; tumors, endodermal sinus; yolk sac tumor; tumor, yolk sac; tumors, yolk sac; yolk sac tumors; endodermal sinus tumors;

MeSH annotation : /blood supply /chem /second /secret /ultrastruct permitted; coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term (IM); coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endodermal sinus tumor;

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An unusual and aggressive tumor of germ-cell origin that reproduces the extraembryonic structures of the early embryo. It is the most common malignant germ cell tumor found in children. It is characterized by a labyrinthine glandular pattern of flat epithelial cells and rounded papillary processes with a central capillary (Schiller-Duval body). The tumor is rarely bilateral. Before the use of combination chemotherapy, the tumor was almost invariably fatal. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1189)

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