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An elderly woman with a mediastinal granulosa cell tumour: a rare presentation
Author(s) -
Harp Garrett M.,
Matwiyoff Gregory N.,
Escobar Steven J.,
Thompson Keith E.,
Alkhas Addie,
Ramirez Alfredo R.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.290
Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinum , mediastinal mass , neoplasm , presentation (obstetrics) , immunohistochemistry , radiology , pathology
Mediastinal lesions occur in a wide variety of clinical conditions. Metastatic granulosa cell tumour (GCT) in the mediastinum is a rare occurrence. We report a case of a woman who had a metastatic (GCT) in her mediastinum 40 years after treatment of the initial neoplasm. Surgical resection of the mediastinal mass revealed a low‐grade epithelioid neoplasm with coffee bean‐shaped nuclei and immunohistochemical stains that were consistent with metastatic GCT.

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