Primary yolk sac tumor of the cerebellar vermis: A case report

• Main Authors: Asha S. Shenoy (Author), Heena M. Desai (Author), Devendra K. Tyagi (Author), Hemant V. Savant (Author), Vikas S. Kavishwar (Author), Meenakshi Balasubramaniam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Extragonadal germ cell tumors are rare and comprise 2-5% of all germ cell tumors. Seminoma/dysgerminoma, teratoma, yolk sac tumor (YST) and mixed germ cell tumors are few of the extragonadal germ cell tumors arising within the brain. Of these, primary pure YSTs arising in the brain are extremely rar...