Abstract
Germ cell tumors, comprised of gonadal and extra-gonadal types, are relatively rare
tumors arising from primordial germ cells. Extra-gonadal germ cell tumors have been
reported to occur at many non-gonadal locations, from the brain to the sacrococcygeal
region. However, primary germ cell tumors in the pancreas are extremely rare. Herein,
we present the first case of a 12-month-old girl with a primary mixed germ cell tumor,
consisting of both endodermal sinus tumor and mature teratoma, in the pancreatic head.
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Publication history
Accepted:
October 23,
2012
Received in revised form:
October 17,
2012
Received:
June 14,
2012
Footnotes
☆Contributors: Jinhu Wang wrote the manuscript under the supervision of Zhigang Gao. Other authors participated in the treatment and follow-up.
☆☆Ethical approval: This study was approved by The Children's Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine Institutional Review Board.
★Funding: Zhejiang Province innovation team for early screening and intervention of birth defects (2010R50045).
★★Competing interest: No.
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