"Endodermal Sinus Tumor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An unusual and aggressive tumor of germ-cell origin that reproduces the extraembryonic structures of the early embryo. It is the most common malignant germ cell tumor found in children. It is characterized by a labyrinthine glandular pattern of flat epithelial cells and rounded papillary processes with a central capillary (Schiller-Duval body). The tumor is rarely bilateral. Before the use of combination chemotherapy, the tumor was almost invariably fatal. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1189)
| Descriptor ID |
D018240
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.465.510.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Endodermal Sinus Tumor- Endodermal Sinus Tumor
- Endodermal Sinus Tumors
- Tumor, Endodermal Sinus
- Tumors, Endodermal Sinus
- Yolk Sac Tumor
- Tumor, Yolk Sac
- Tumors, Yolk Sac
- Yolk Sac Tumors
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