Vulva, vagina & female urethra
Other tumors
Yolk sac tumor
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 March 2003
Minor changes: 13 August 2020
Copyright: 2003-2021, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
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Definition / general | Treatment | Positive stains | Negative stains | Differential diagnosisCite this page: Pernick N. Yolk sac tumor. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/vaginayst.html. Accessed January 22nd, 2021.
Definition / general
- Aka endodermal sinus tumor
- Girls under age 2, posterior wall of vagina or fornices
- Simulates botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma clinically
Treatment
- Surgery, multidrug chemotherapy, possibly radiation therapy
Positive stains
Negative stains
- LeuM1
Differential diagnosis
