title: [Yolk sac tumor resected by transverse sternotomy: a case report].
abstract: Transverse sternotomy was performed in a 39-year-old man having bilateral lung metastatic lesions of yolk sac tumor. This approach provided an excellent operative field. Bilateral partial lobes including parietal pleura and diaphragma were readily resected. As described in this paper, transverse sternotomy is one of the beneficial method in the thorough surgical treatment for metastatic bilateral lung lesion.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Kagoshima University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimokawa
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shioda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000601:surgery; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary; D010994:Pleura / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000379:methods