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Primary nonseminomatous germ cell tumor in the posterior mediastinum
Author(s) -
Wada Yousuke,
Yokoyama Toshiki,
Yamamoto Hiroshi,
Hanaoka Masayuki,
Kawakami Satoshi,
Koizumi Tomonobu
Publication year - 2014
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/rcr2.44
Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinum , asymptomatic , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , germ cell tumors , chest radiograph , mediastinal mass , mediastinal tumor , radiography , biopsy , posterior mediastinum , nuclear medicine , pathology , surgery , chemotherapy
A 54‐year‐old man was admitted to our hospital for further examination following a chest radiographic screening test. He was asymptomatic but had an elevated serum concentration of alpha‐fetoprotein. Chest computed tomography ( CT ) and magnetic resonance imaging showed a posterior mediastinal mass in the left thoracic paravertebral region. CT ‐guided percutaneous needle biopsy was performed, and the histological findings confirmed nonseminomatous germ cell tumor ( NSGCT ). Gonadal examination and F ‐18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography findings indicated the posterior mediastinum as the origin of the disease. Reports of primary NSGCT in the posterior mediastinum are extremely rare.

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