title: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for a cystic seminoma of the mediastinum.
abstract: Mediastinal seminomas are uncommon primary mediastinal neoplasms, and most are solid in appearance. Cystic mediastinal seminoma is an unusual type of extragonadal germ cell tumor that has rarely been reported in the literature. Here we describe a 36-year-old man with a 7.5-cm cystic mediastinal seminoma. The tumor was excised successfully by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. No recurrence was noted during 28 months of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Mong-Wei
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yih-Leong
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chen-Tu
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yung-Chie
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D010784:Photomicrography; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D018239:Seminoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed