ovarian yolk sac tumor
MONDO:0006344Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names ovarian yolk sac tumor yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A usually rapidly growing malignant germ cell tumor arising from the ovary. It usually occurs in children and adolescents. Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain and a large abdominal or pelvic mass. The serum alpha-fetoprotein is almost always elevated preoperatively. Morphologically, there is marked heterogeneity due to numerous patterns of differentiation coexisting in the same tumor. The most common pattern is reticular.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006344), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
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Resolves to: ovarian yolk sac tumor
- Also called
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