Coexistence of Glomangioma and
Yolk Sac Tumour in a Child:
A Case Report
Published: May 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4324
Dogan Kose, Hatice Toy, Engin Gunel, Umran CaliSkan, Yavuz Koksal
1. Faculty, Department of Paediatric Hematology and Oncology, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
2. Faculty, Department of Pathology, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
3. Faculty, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
4. Faculty, Department of Paediatric Hematology and Oncology, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
5. Faculty, Department of Paediatric Hematology and Oncology, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
Correspondence
Dr. Dogan Kose,
Faculty, Department of Paediatric Hematology and Oncology, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
Tel: 0332 224 45 12, Fax: 0332 241 60 65, E-mail: drdogankose@gmail.com
Glomus tumours (GTs) primarily arise from glomus bodies that are located in the dermis layer of skin. However, they can be encountered ectopically in most parts of the body. As a result of researches done in a 17-month-old male patient who prssented to us with complaint of an increasingly growing swelling, he was diagnosed with a yolk sac tumour. Chemotherapy was started and then, he was operated. GT was found inside the tumoural mass. Our patient, who is the first case according to our knowledge, where the concurrence of yolk sac and glomus tumours was reported, has been discussed in the light of literature.
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