[Mediastinal germ cell tumor with somatic-type malignancy successfully treated with chemotherapy followed by surgical resection combined with lobectomy: report of a case].
A 28-year-old male visited our hospital with complaint of chest pain. Clinical examination revealed a huge mediastinal mass which was diagnosed as non-seminomatous germ cell tumor. The patient underwent 5 cycles of chemotherapy (bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin) followed by resection of the tumor combined with left upper lobectomy. Final pathological diagnosis was germ cell tumor with somatic-type malignancy. While the prognosis of mediastinal germ cell tumor with somatic-type malignancy is known to be extremely poor, multimodality at an early stage is the key to successful treatment.
Kaseda
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Horio
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Hijima
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Hatou
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Harada
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D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000628:therapy*; D011013:Pneumonectomy