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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2022

Ultrasonic misdiagnosis of giant pediatric testicular yolk sac tumor: A case report and literature review.

Zilong Wang, Fuding Lu, Changze Song, Xinkun Wang, Naifa Li, Jiawen Zhai, Baohong Jiang, Jianpeng Yuan, Zheng Yang, Xujun Xuan

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Zilong WangDepartment of Andrology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Fuding LuDepartment of Andrology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Changze SongDepartment of Andrology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Xinkun WangDepartment of Andrology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Naifa LiDepartment of Andrology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Jiawen ZhaiDepartment of Andrology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Baohong JiangDepartment of Andrology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Jianpeng YuanDepartment of Radiology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Zheng YangDepartment of Pathology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Xujun XuanDepartment of Andrology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNThe Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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Abstract

Background: Yolk sac tumor is the most common malignant nonseminomatous germ-cell tumor in children characterized by elevated level of Case presentation: A 2-year-old boy received outpatient visits for unintentional swelling of the right scrotum for 7 days. Physical examination showed a rubbery swelling of the right scrotum with rejective touch. Then, the patient underwent perineal color Doppler ultrasonography in outpatient visits. The result showed a right testicle size of 29 mm × 22 mm × 20 mm with heterogeneous echogenicity and abundant blood flow, supporting the initial diagnosis of orchitis. However, the initial surgeon was skeptical of the ultrasonography diagnosis. Thus, the patient was admitted to the Department of Andrology on day 2 for further serological and imaging examination. The serum AFP level on day 3 was 323.77 ng/ml. The results of CT and MRI showed a giant tumor of the right testis (26 mm × 21 mm × 29.6 mm) with multiple lymphoid hyperplasia in the inguinal region bilaterally. The patient received radical orchidectomy without lymph node dissection on day 9. The results of postoperative pathological examination confirmed giant testicular yolk sac tumor (T1N0M0S1, Stage Is) and was positive for AFP and SALL4 in immunohistochemistry staining. The patient received three courses of bleomycin-etoposide-cisplatin chemotherapy in the Department of Pediatrics after multidisciplinary team meeting on postoperative days 14, 37, and 58, respectively. During chemotherapy and follow-up, the patient's AFP and lactate dehydrogenase levels continued to decline, and eventually remained within normal range on postoperative day 84. Conclusion: Measuring the AFP level was necessary for initial diagnosis and follow-up in pediatric cases of testicular enlargement. Radical orchidectomy combined with postoperative bleomycin-etoposide-cisplatin adjuvant chemotherapy was an effective treatment strategy for pediatric giant testicular yolk sac tumors.

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AFPBEP chemotherapycase reportorchidectomyultrasonic misdiagnosisyolk sac tumor

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