Abstract
A 28-year-old male visited our hospital with complaint of chest pain. Clinical examination revealed a huge mediastinal mass which was diagnosed as non-seminomatous germ cell tumor. The patient underwent 5 cycles of chemotherapy (bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin) followed by resection of the tumor combined with left upper lobectomy. Final pathological diagnosis was germ cell tumor with somatic-type malignancy. While the prognosis of mediastinal germ cell tumor with somatic-type malignancy is known to be extremely poor, multimodality at an early stage is the key to successful treatment.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1190-1193 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 13 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 Dec |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)