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Dysgerminoma in a child with ataxia-telangiectasia.

Koksal Y, Caliskan U, Ucar C, Yurtcu M, Artac H, Ilerisoy-Yakut Z, Reisli I

Selcuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Konya, Turkey. yavuzkoksal@yahoo.com

Ataxia-telangiectasia is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by progressive cerebellar ataxia, oculocutaneous telangiectasia, immunodeficiency, high incidence of cancer, and increased sensitivity to ionizing radiation. The authors report a case of dysgerminoma in a child with high alpha-fetoprotein, CA125 and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin, who has been followed-up for ataxia-telangiectasia for 2 years.

Published 21 August 2007 in Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 24(6): 431-6.
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