title: Salvage resection of a large chemorefractory mediastinal germ cell tumor.
abstract: Immature mediastinal teratomas refractory to chemotherapy are very rare and require management by an aggressive surgical approach. We describe resection of a large mediastinal teratoma in a 23-year-old man, with a satisfactory early result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. konstantinov.igor@alumni.mayo.edu
authors.forename: Igor E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Konstantinov
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Trenton L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Venkitachalam
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keshavamurthy
authors.forename: Mark A J
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D013724:Teratoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult