Laparoscopic Trachelectomy for Cervix Yolk Sac Tumor in 11-Month-Old Girl: The Youngest Case
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Giovanni Torino; Francesco Turrà; Delfina Bifano; Massimo Eraldo Abate; Vittoria Donofrio; Giovanni Di Iorio; Agnese Roberti
- Source
- Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 34:872-875
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
media_common.quotation_subject
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Trachelectomy
General Medicine
Perioperative
medicine.disease
Metastasis
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Uterine cervix
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
medicine
Vaginal bleeding
Girl
Yolk sac
medicine.symptom
business
Cervix
media_common
- Language
- ISSN
- 1083-3188
Background Yolk sac tumor (YST) is a malignant entity that often occurs in girls less than 3 years of age and is the most frequent type of primary extragonadal germ cell tumor. Case We describe the case of an 11-month-old girl who was referred to our center for vaginal bleeding with evidence of a uterine mass on ultrasonography. Preoperative investigations confirmed YST of the uterine cervix without metastasis. After 4 cycles of systemic chemotherapy, the patient was treated with laparoscopic trachelectomy (fertility-sparing surgery) without perioperative complications. Summary and Conclusion After 12 months of follow-up, no residual mass was seen. The laparoscopic technique for trachelectomy for uterine cervix YST seems to be feasible and safe in children under 1 year of age.