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1: J Neurosurg. 1997 Jan;86(1):151-3.Links
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J Neurosurg. 1997 Oct;87(4):652-3.

Primary endodermal sinus tumor presenting with spinal cord compression. Case report.

Resnick DK, McLaughlin MR, Albright AL.

Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Endodermal sinus tumor is an uncommon malignant germ-cell neoplasm. These tumors usually present in childhood or young adulthood as testicular or ovarian masses; however, mediastinal and intracranial tumors have been described. The authors report the occurrence of a primary paraspinal endodermal sinus tumor in a 21-month-old boy who presented with thoracic spinal cord compression. A review of the literature failed to reveal a similar case. The clinical presentation, radiographic characteristics, operative findings, and patient outcome are discussed.

PMID: 8988094 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]