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Pure yolk-sac tumor of the lung
1First Department of Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
|August 1, 1993
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.