title: Primary malignant non-seminomatous germ cell tumour of the mediastinum treated by surgery and chemotherapy.
abstract: Primary malignant germ cell tumours of the mediastinum are rare and are associated with poor survival when treated with surgery alone or with surgery when chemotherapy has failed. Recent improvements in combination chemotherapy have given some prospect of cure. A patient treated with primary surgical excision and postoperative chemotherapy, who remains free of disease 24 months after completion of treatment is reported here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Whelan
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rutland
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*