Resnick D K, McLaughlin M R, Albright A L
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
J Neurosurg. 1997 Jan;86(1):151-3. doi: 10.3171/jns.1997.86.1.0151.
Endodermal sinus tumor is an uncommon malignant germ-cell neoplasm. These tumors usually present in childhood or young adulthood as testicular or ovarian masses; however, mediastinal and intracranial tumors have been described. The authors report the occurrence of a primary paraspinal endodermal sinus tumor in a 21-month-old boy who presented with thoracic spinal cord compression. A review of the literature failed to reveal a similar case. The clinical presentation, radiographic characteristics, operative findings, and patient outcome are discussed.
内胚窦瘤是一种罕见的恶性生殖细胞肿瘤。这些肿瘤通常在儿童期或青年期表现为睾丸或卵巢肿块；然而，也有纵隔和颅内肿瘤的报道。作者报告了一名21个月大的男孩发生原发性脊柱旁内胚窦瘤，该患儿出现胸段脊髓受压。文献回顾未发现类似病例。本文讨论了其临床表现、影像学特征、手术所见及患者预后。
