Analysis of GATA3 and FOXA2 expression suggests that downregulation of genes involved in the maintenance of a mature yolk sac tumor phenotype may underlie sarcomatoid transformation.

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In the post-chemotherapy setting, germ cell tumors of the testis (GCTT) that resemble non-specific sarcomas and co-express cytokeratins and glypican-3 (GPC3) are diagnosed as "sarcomatoid yolk sac tumor postpubertal-type (YSTpt)". The diagnosis of sarcomatoid YSTpt is clinically relevant but challenging due to its rarity, non-specific histology, and negative α-fetoprotein (AFP) staining. Recently, FOXA2 has...

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