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Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 365-367 |
Yolk Sac Tumor of the Cervix in an Infant: A Surgical Dilemma
Swati Narasimhan1, Janani Arul2, Rajendran Swaminathan3, Prakash Agarwal4
1 Department of Paediatrics, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 2 Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 3 Department of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 4 Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Janani Arul A3-301, Purva Windermere Surya nagar, Pallikaranai, Chennai - 600 100, Tamil Nadu India
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_68_21
A 5-month-old child presented with vaginal bleeding and found yolk sac tumor of the uterine cervix. She attained complete remission only with chemotherapy and on follow-up for more than a year. We report this for the unusual age and feasibility of avoiding surgery in selected cases.
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