Yolk Sac Tumor in a 43-Year-Old Woman
Chijioke O. Ezeigwe
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Uchenna D. Okudo
Department of Public Health, Ulster University, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Onyeka C. Ekwebene
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.
Emmanuel C. Egwuatu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Daniel C. Anyiam
Department of Anatomic Pathology/ Forensic Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Jerome C. Okudo *
Valley Fever Institute, UCLA, Kern Medical, 1700 Mount Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA, USA.
Oyetokunbo Ibidapo-Obe
Department of Family Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
George U. Eleje
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Charlotte B. Oguejiofor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Nkejesus C. Obi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Victor K. Nwodo
Department of Radiography and Radiological Science, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi campus, Anambra State, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Yolk sac tumors are uncommon and demonstrate rapidity in growth in young women. They are the second most common germ cell tumor following dysgerminomas. They are either pure or are associated with another form of germ cell tumor and can be highly polymorphic. Preservation of fertility is an important consideration in young patients. Chemotherapy and surgery are mainstays of treatment if patients present early. Prognosis is poor for patients who present late.
Keywords: Yolk sac tumor, ascites, ileo-ileal anastomosis and paracentesis