Yolk sac tumor of the endometrium in a post-menopausal woman: Case report and review of the literature.

Gynecol Oncol Rep

Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health, 270-05 76 Avenue, Suite C-221, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, United States.

Published: May 2021

•Seven of eighteen postmenopausal female endometrial YST cases were pure YST.•IHC supports somatic tumor cell -differentiation yielding extra-gonadal YST.•Studying genetic alterations in endometrial YST may elucidate its histiogenesis.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8050376PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2021.100748DOI Listing

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