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Case Reports
. 1993 Aug;41(4):249-51.
doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1013864.

Pure yolk-sac tumor of the lung

H Inoue  1 , M Iwasaki, J Ogawa, A Shohtsu, Y Abe, S Satoh, Y Osamura
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Case Reports

Pure yolk-sac tumor of the lung

H Inoue et al. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1993 Aug.

Abstract

The first case of a pure primary yolk-sac tumor of the lung is presented. The tumor developed in the right upper lobe of a 31-year-old man; preoperatively, the serum alpha-fetoprotein concentration was elevated. Treatment consisted of pulmonary segmentectomy with postoperative combination chemotherapy. The patient is alive and well 13 months after surgery with a normal serum alpha-fetoprotein concentration.

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