Mediastinal germ cell tumor in a young woman.
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.
Brown
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Department of Radiological Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine 90024.
Collins
J D
JD
Batra
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Steckel
R J
RJ
Kagan
A R
AR
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