Successful orthotopic liver transplantation for treatment of a hepatic yolk sac tumor

Lisa P Abramson; Sri Pillai; Robert Acton; Hector Melin-Aldana; Riccardo Superina

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.03.065

Successful orthotopic liver transplantation for treatment of a hepatic yolk sac tumor

J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Jul;40(7):1185-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.03.065.

Authors

Lisa P Abramson¹, Sri Pillai, Robert Acton, Hector Melin-Aldana, Riccardo Superina

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.

PMID: 16034768
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.03.065

Abstract

Yolk sac tumors (YSTs) represent 3% of malignancies in childhood and most commonly arise in the gonads. Hepatic YSTs are rare and previous reported cases were treated with resection and/or chemotherapy with mixed results. We present the first case of an unresectable hepatic YST in a 2-year-old boy treated successfully with liver transplantation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Child, Preschool
Disease-Free Survival
Endodermal Sinus Tumor / drug therapy
Endodermal Sinus Tumor / surgery*
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
Liver Transplantation*
Male
Treatment Outcome