Atypical Presentation of an Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor in an 80-Year-Old Woman: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
The present case report illustrates that yolk sac tumors in very old women may have a favorable clinical course without signs of recurrence even in the absence of radical surgical resection with curative intent and associated adjuvant chemotherapy.
Authors
- María Masvidal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9160-0442)
- S. Soriano
- Vanessa Maldonado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3318-4056)
- Vanessa Morente Laguna
- Jacqueline Cimerman
Institutions
- Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud (ES)
- Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus (ES)
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Case Reports in Oncology
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000542244
- Primary Topic
- Testicular diseases and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili