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The coexistence of high-grade endometrial adenocarcinoma with somatically derived yolk sac tumor differentiation (SDYST) is extremely rare, and evidence-based treatment strategies remain limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case highlights<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 44-year-old premenopausal woman presented with abnormal uterine bleeding predominantly characterized by menorrhagia for approximately two months. Following surgical staging, pathological examination revealed high-grade endometrial adenocarcinoma with SDYST. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) showed positivity for SALL4 and Glypican-3 (GPC3), with focal expression of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). Serum AFP levels were markedly elevated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Follow-up and outcomes<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The patient recovered well postoperatively. After multidisciplinary evaluation, she received BEP-based chemotherapy, and serum AFP levels were dynamically monitored. Serum AFP decreased markedly during treatment, and no definite evidence of disease progression was observed during short-term follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Lessons<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case provides a practical clinical lesson: markedly elevated serum AFP in an aggressive endometrial tumor should prompt consideration of SDYST, particularly when yolk sac tumor-like morphology and positive immunohistochemical staining for AFP, SALL4, and GPC3 are present. Early recognition of this phenotype may facilitate appropriate immunohistochemical workup, AFP-based disease monitoring, and timely multidisciplinary treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fonc.2026.1904556","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,3]],"date-time":"2026-09-03T05:21:48Z","timestamp":1788412908000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Case Report: High-grade endometrial adenocarcinoma with somatically derived yolk sac tumor differentiation"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Juan","family":"Hao","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gynecology, Qingdao Women and Children\u2019s Hospital, Qingdao University","place":["Qingdao, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaomeng","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University","place":["Qingdao, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Min","family":"Cai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology, Qingdao Women and Children\u2019s Hospital, Qingdao University","place":["Qingdao, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuxu","family":"Tian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gynecology, Qingdao Women and Children\u2019s Hospital, Qingdao University","place":["Qingdao, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Huangbei","family":"Song","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gynecology, Qingdao Women and Children\u2019s Hospital, Qingdao University","place":["Qingdao, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xuan","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gynecology, Qingdao Women and Children\u2019s Hospital, Qingdao University","place":["Qingdao, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/s0046-8177(87)80418-5","article-title":"Ovarian yolk sac tumor arising from an endometrioid carcinoma","volume":"18","author":"Rutgers","year":"1987","journal-title":"Hum Pathol"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1989","DOI":"10.1038\/s41379-020-0548-6","article-title":"Molecular characterization of uterine and ovarian tumors with mixed epithelial and germ cell features confirms frequent somatic derivation","volume":"33","author":"Skala","year":"2020","journal-title":"Mod Pathol"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1097\/pas.0000000000000722","article-title":"Yolk sac tumor in extragonadal pelvic sites: Still a diagnostic challenge","volume":"41","author":"Ravishankar","year":"2017","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"686","DOI":"10.1097\/pas.0000000000002389","article-title":"Clinicopathologic and molecular analysis of Malignant neoplasms with yolk sac tumor differentiation in women 40 years of age and older","volume":"49","author":"Numan","year":"2025","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/his.13021","article-title":"Yolk sac tumours of the female genital tract in older adults derive commonly from somatic epithelial neoplasms: Somatically derived yolk sac tumours","volume":"69","author":"McNamee","year":"2016","journal-title":"Histopathology"},{"key":"B6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"54","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jpag.2020.06.020","article-title":"Vaginal yolk sac tumor: A case series and review of the literature","volume":"34","author":"Mayhew","year":"2021","journal-title":"J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol"},{"key":"B7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/1097-0142(19881101)62:9<2011::aid-cncr2820620923>3.0.co;2-y","article-title":"Endodermal sinus tumor and mucinous cystadenofibroma of the ovary. 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