An elderly woman with a mediastinal granulosa cell tumour: a rare presentation | Zendy

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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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