Anas Dabsha, Ismail A M H Elkharbotly, Mohammad Yaghmour, Amr Badr, Fady Badie, Sherif Khairallah, Yomna M Esmail, Mohamed Hossny, Amr Rizk, Amr El-Demiry, Galal Ghaly, Shaikha Al-Thani, Michelle Demetres, Abdelrahman Mohamed, Jonathan Villena-Vargas, Mona Kamal, Mohamed Rahouma
BACKGROUND: Mediastinal Yolk sac tumors (YST) are rare and highly malignant extragonadal germ cell tumors with rapid growth and early metastases. We sought to conduct a meta-analysis of published case reports/case series to compare differences in survival, demographics, and treatment modalities between adult and pediatric patients with YST. METHODS: Ovid Embase, Cochrane, and Ovid Medline databases were searched for primary mediastinal pure YST cases. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS)...
March 2024: European Journal of Surgical Oncology