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Xiaohong (pseudonym), a classmate who is in high school
Sudden onset of unexplained dry cough
Bloating ensues
Unexpectedly
She was only 18 years old
A yolk sac tumor was detected
A highly malignant germ cell tumor!
An 18-year-old girl coughed inexplicably and had bloating
A check turned out to be a yolk sac tumor
According to the doctor who received the treatment, Xiaohong first showed cough, mainly dry cough, which was more obvious at night, and it was bursting for a while, because there was no fever, so she didn't pay much attention to it.
Half a month ago, Xiaohong had abdominal distension again, which was more obvious when she was lying flat and turning over, and there was a hard lump on her abdomen. Her parents took her to a local hospital for treatment, saying that she was tracheitis, and after treatment for a period of time, it did not improve, and then she was transferred to the above hospital for treatment.
The doctor said that relevant examinations found that Xiaohong had a large cystic solid mass in the right abdominal cavity, reaching 18 centimeters, and there was a large amount of fluid in her abdomen and pelvis. What's worse is that the tumor marker index values have exceeded the normal value by dozens of times.
After admission to the hospital, a more detailed examination is performed and yolk sac tumor is considered. A few days later, the doctor performed a tumor and adnexal removal on Xiaohong. The postoperative pathological results confirmed that it was yolk sac tumor. Currently, Xiaohong is still undergoing further treatment in the hospital.
The 13-year-old girl had unbearable pain in her right chest
Confirmed diagnosis of yolk sac tumor
The editor consulted the public information and found it
There have been similar cases before
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In February 2022, a 13-year-old young girl Xiaolin (pseudonym) came to the Department of Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery of a tertiary hospital in Jinan, Shandong Province for treatment.
Why was Xiao Lin so "hunched over with her chest" in her cardamom years? Just because her chest was in great pain.
According to reports, Kobayashi had pain in his right chest at first, and his condition worsened later, and a chest CT examination found a huge mass in the anterior mediastinum.
After diagnosis, Kobayashi was diagnosed with mediastinal yolk sac tumor. Fortunately, after surgical treatment, Kobayashi has been successfully discharged from the hospital.
According to the doctor, unlike gonadal yolk sac tumors, which mainly occur in women, mediastinal yolk sac tumors almost all occur in young men aged 14~35 years, while in this case, adolescent patients are extremely rare in clinical practice, less than 1% of mediastinal yolk sac tumors.
At the same time, the doctor said that although the yolk sac tumor in children is a highly malignant tumor, the survival rate can reach more than 90% after standardized treatment in the early stage.
Highly malignant tumor!
If you have these symptoms, see your doctor promptly
According to doctors, yolk sac tumor, also known as endodermal sinus tumor, is a highly malignant germ cell tumor that occurs from the yolk sac, an extraembryonic structure. It can occur at any age, in children and adolescents, but also in adults. It is more common in men before the age of 2 years and before the age of 40 in women.
Yolk sac tumors originate from primitive germ cells, but the cause of their occurrence is still inconclusive, and it is believed that in addition to genetic factors, environmental influences are an important cause. According to reports, the symptoms of yolk sac tumor will vary greatly depending on the growth.
Doctor reminds: If the above symptoms occur in life, you should seek medical attention in time, especially for children in the development stage, you need to pay attention to whether there is abdominal distension, or the waist circumference suddenly grows too fast, etc., once there are these abnormal conditions, you should see a doctor in time, so as not to delay the treatment time, resulting in serious consequences.