title: Primary mediastinal germ cell tumor--successful curative resection following chemotherapy--a case report.
abstract: Primary mediastinal germ cell tumours are relatively rare and account for only a small portion of all the mediastinal tumours. We present a case of a primary mediastinal germ cell tumour in a 14 years old Afghani boy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Saulat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fatimi
authors.forename: Sadaf
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: Muhammad Usman
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aftab
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors