All issues > Volume 25(12); 1982

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1982;25(12):1275-1279. Published online December 31, 1982.

A Case of Lung Metastasis of Testicular Yolk Sac Tumor.

Ho Ju Yoon¹, Hyun Kyung Cho¹, Jung Sik Chun¹, Chang Kyu Oh¹, Mahn Kyoo Yang¹

¹Department of Pediatrics ,Catholic Medical Colleget Seoul，Korea

Abstract

First admission; A 4 year old male patient was admitted with progressive swelling and tenderness of left scrotum since birth. Left simple orchiectomy was performed. The histolo- gic finding was testicular yolk sac tumor. Second admission; 2 years later. The patient was readmitted with migrating pain and limitation of motion of lower extremities. Lung metastasis (LLL extending to lingular lobe) was appeared. During chemotherapy, he was expired. A brief review of the related literatures was presented.

Keywords :Testicular Yolk Sac Tumor; Lung Metastasis; Biopsy.