title: Primary mediastinal embryonal carcinoma and choriocarcinoma. A case report.
abstract: A case of primary malignant germ-cell tumor of the mediastinum is presented. The diagnosis was suggested by a fine needle aspiration biopsy and confirmed by alpha-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin demonstration in the patient's serum. The cytologic, gross and microscopic findings are described.
mesh_terms: D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D013724:Teratoma / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins