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Pericardial Yolk Sac Tumor

MedGen UID:
1643837
•Concept ID:
C4687705
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A yolk sac tumor that arises within the pericardium. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPericardial Yolk Sac Tumor

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Primary and secondary tumors of childhood involving the heart, pericardium, and great vessels. A report of 75 cases and review of the literature.
Chan HS, Sonley MJ, Moës CA, Daneman A, Smith CR, Martin DJ
Cancer 1985 Aug 15;56(4):825-36. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19850815)56:4<825::aid-cncr2820560421>3.0.co;2-7. PMID: 4016674

Diagnosis

Yolk Sac Tumor in the Anterior Mediastinum Presenting as Acute Pericarditis.
Aroshidze B, Boyapati L, Pokhrel A, Gotlieb V, Khan A, Erdinc B, Cheema MA
Am J Case Rep 2022 Jan 25;23:e932616. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.932616. PMID: 35077441Free PMC Article
Primitive intrapericardial teratoma associated with yolk sac tumour.
Cetrano E, Polito A, Carotti A
Cardiol Young 2015 Jan;25(1):158-60. Epub 2014 Jan 21 doi: 10.1017/S1047951113002187. PMID: 24447774
Primary mediastinal yolk sac tumor in a 66-year-old woman.
Coskun U, Günel N, Yildirim Y, Memis L, Boyacioglu ZM
Med Princ Pract 2002 Oct-Dec;11(4):218-20. doi: 10.1159/000065812. PMID: 12424419
Endodermal sinus (yolk sac) tumor in infants and children. A clinical and pathologic study: an 11 year review.
Shebib S, Sabbah RS, Sackey K, Akhtar M, Aur RJ
Am J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 1989 Spring;11(1):36-9. doi: 10.1097/00043426-198921000-00009. PMID: 2712240
Primary and secondary tumors of childhood involving the heart, pericardium, and great vessels. A report of 75 cases and review of the literature.
Chan HS, Sonley MJ, Moës CA, Daneman A, Smith CR, Martin DJ
Cancer 1985 Aug 15;56(4):825-36. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19850815)56:4<825::aid-cncr2820560421>3.0.co;2-7. PMID: 4016674

Therapy

In vivo safety evaluation of antibacterial silver chloride nanoparticles from Streptomyces exfoliatus ICN25 in zebrafish embryos.
Iniyan AM, Kannan RR, Joseph FRS, Mary TRJ, Rajasekar M, Sumy PC, Rabel AM, Ramachandran D, Vincent SGP
Microb Pathog 2017 Nov;112:76-82. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.07.054. PMID: 28943148
Stage IV malignant intrapericardial germ cell tumor: a case report.
Bath LE, Walayat M, Mankad P, Godman MJ, Wallace WH
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 1997 Sep-Oct;14(5):451-5. doi: 10.3109/08880019709028775. PMID: 9267877
Endodermal sinus (yolk sac) tumor in infants and children. A clinical and pathologic study: an 11 year review.
Shebib S, Sabbah RS, Sackey K, Akhtar M, Aur RJ
Am J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 1989 Spring;11(1):36-9. doi: 10.1097/00043426-198921000-00009. PMID: 2712240

Prognosis

Yolk Sac Tumor in the Anterior Mediastinum Presenting as Acute Pericarditis.
Aroshidze B, Boyapati L, Pokhrel A, Gotlieb V, Khan A, Erdinc B, Cheema MA
Am J Case Rep 2022 Jan 25;23:e932616. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.932616. PMID: 35077441Free PMC Article
Primary mediastinal yolk sac tumor in a 66-year-old woman.
Coskun U, Günel N, Yildirim Y, Memis L, Boyacioglu ZM
Med Princ Pract 2002 Oct-Dec;11(4):218-20. doi: 10.1159/000065812. PMID: 12424419

Clinical prediction guides

In vivo safety evaluation of antibacterial silver chloride nanoparticles from Streptomyces exfoliatus ICN25 in zebrafish embryos.
Iniyan AM, Kannan RR, Joseph FRS, Mary TRJ, Rajasekar M, Sumy PC, Rabel AM, Ramachandran D, Vincent SGP
Microb Pathog 2017 Nov;112:76-82. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.07.054. PMID: 28943148
Primary mediastinal yolk sac tumor in a 66-year-old woman.
Coskun U, Günel N, Yildirim Y, Memis L, Boyacioglu ZM
Med Princ Pract 2002 Oct-Dec;11(4):218-20. doi: 10.1159/000065812. PMID: 12424419

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