Yolk sac tumor of the sublingual region in an 5-month-old boy

Motoo YOKOI; Yasuhiko INOUE; Takuzo JINNO; Yoichiro KAMEYAMA; Junji SUZUKI; Shigeki TAKEHANA

doi:10.5794/jjoms.32.68

Japanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Online ISSN : 2186-1579
Print ISSN : 0021-5163
ISSN-L : 0021-5163

Yolk sac tumor of the sublingual region in an 5-month-old boy

Motoo YOKOI, Yasuhiko INOUE, Takuzo JINNO, Yoichiro KAMEYAMA, Junji SUZUKI, Shigeki TAKEHANA

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Keywords: Infant, Oral cavity, Yolk sac tumor

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1986 Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 68-74

DOI https://doi.org/10.5794/jjoms.32.68

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Abstract

Yolk sac tumor is extremely rare in the oral region. This report presents a case of Yolk sac tumor in the sublingual region of an 5-month-old boy. The patient received surgical resection of the primary lesion and later VAC chemotherapy for pulmonary metastasis. The prognosis is favorable, and there is no evidence of recurrence.

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