Salvage resection of a large chemorefractory mediastinal germ cell tumor

Igor E. Konstantinov; Pankaj Saxena; Trenton L. Barrett; Stephanie Venkitachalam; Suresh Keshavamurthy; Mark A.J. Newman

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Salvage resection of a large chemorefractory mediastinal germ cell tumor

Igor E. Konstantinov, Pankaj Saxena, Trenton L. Barrett, Stephanie Venkitachalam, Suresh Keshavamurthy, Mark A.J. Newman

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	160-162
Number of pages	3
Journal	Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
Volume	19
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0218492311398060
State	Published - Apr 2011

Keywords

Adjuvant
Chemotherapy
Germ cell and embryonal
Mediastinal neoplasms
Neoplasms

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Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Salvage resection of a large chemorefractory mediastinal germ cell tumor

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