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Yolk Sac Abnormalities: A Clinical Review

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The Human Yolk Sac and Yolk Sac Tumors

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Perhaps the human yolk sac needs to be renamed, as it in fact never contains any yolk; however, although the more appropriate name of umbilical vesicle has been suggested (O’Rahilly and Müller 1987), I shall continue with the more familiar, traditional misnomer.

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  1. Head of Department, University Hospital, E-18012, Granada, Spain

    Francisco F. Nogales (Professor of Pathology) (Professor of Pathology)

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Exalto, N. (1993). Yolk Sac Abnormalities: A Clinical Review. In: Nogales, F.F. (eds) The Human Yolk Sac and Yolk Sac Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77852-0_7

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