title: Unusual intrathoracic location of a primary germ cell tumour.
abstract: The primary location of non-metastatic germ cell tumours of the chest is the anterior mediastinal compartment. Germ cell tumour arising from lung parenchyma is one of the rarest conditions in human and only a few cases of choriocarcinomas and yolk sac tumour have been reported to date. Here we report a case of intrapulmonary mixed type germ cell tumour, containing embryonal carcinoma, choriocarcinoma and yolk sac tumour elements. Diagnosis of the lesion was achieved by open thoracotomy and bulk of the tumour was resected by right upper lobectomy.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Clinic, SSK Sureyyapasa Thoracic and Cardiovascular Diseases Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. erdalokur@turk.net
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okur
authors.forename: Semih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Halezeroglu
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Somay
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atasalihi
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018236:Carcinoma, Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin