Preferred Label : Yolk Sac Tumor;
NCIt synonyms : Yolk Sac Tumour Site Unspecified;
NCIt related terms : Endodermal sinus tumor; Yolk Sac Neoplasm; Endodermal Sinus Neoplasm; Yolk Sac Tumor Site Unspecified; Carcinoma, Yolk Sac; YOLK SAC TUMOR, MALIGNANT;
NCIt definition : A non-seminomatous malignant germ cell tumor composed of primitive germ cells. It
is the most common malignant germ cell tumor in the pediatric population. It occurs
in the infant testis, ovary, sacrococcygeal region, vagina, uterus, prostate, abdomen,
liver, retroperitoneum, thorax, and pineal/third ventricle. The tumor mimics the yolk
sac of the embryo and produces alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). Treatment includes: surgical
resection, radiation, and chemotherapy. This tumor is very responsive to chemotherapy
regimens that include cisplatinum.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: A non-seminomatous malignant germ cell tumor composed of primitive germ cells
and which produce an eosinophilic substance (alpha-fetoprotein).;
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
ICD-O code : 9071/3;
Origin ID : C3011;
UMLS CUI : C0014145;
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- DO Cross reference
- Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Disease may have findings
- False automatic mappings
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- concept_is_in_subset
- disease_excludes_finding
- disease_has_abnormal_cell
- disease_has_finding
- disease_has_normal_cell_origin
- disease_has_normal_tissue_origin
- human_disease_maps_to_eo_disease
- neoplasm_has_special_category