title: Mediastinal germ cell tumor in a young woman.
abstract: Primary mediastinal germ cell malignancies are uncommon neoplasms, usually presenting in young men. We review a case of a primary mediastinal seminoma occurring in a 23-year-old woman. The differential diagnosis, work-up and therapy for these lesions is discussed with emphasis on the role of magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of anterior mediastinal masses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine 90024.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Steckel
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kagan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed