Pure yolk sac ovarian tumor in a young female-Case report with brief review of literature

Aadhya Sharma; Swati Sharma; Nawaz Usman; Ranjini Kudva

doi:10.1177/2050313X241302007

Pure yolk sac ovarian tumor in a young female-Case report with brief review of literature

SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2024 Nov 30:12:2050313X241302007. doi: 10.1177/2050313X241302007. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Aadhya Sharma¹, Swati Sharma¹, Nawaz Usman², Ranjini Kudva¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
² Department of Surgical Oncology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

Abstract

Yolk sac tumors (YSTs) of the ovary are the second most common primitive germ cell tumors accounting for 20% of malignant ovarian germ cell tumors. They are derived from primitive germ cells of the embryonic gonad and can undergo germinomatous or embryonic differentiation. They commonly affect women in the reproductive age group but have a favorable prognosis due to chemosensitivity. This is a case of pure YST of ovary in a nulliparous 25-year-old woman with a past history of endometriotic cysts.

Keywords: Ovary; primitive germ cell tumor; yolk sac tumor.

Publication types

Case Reports