A Case of Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of the Mediastinum.

Cho, Wook; Han, Min Soo; Kim, Kil Dong; Kim, Sung Ho; Lee, Yang Deok; Cho, Yong Seon; Kim, Jun Hyoung

doi:2005.58.2.184

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 58(2); 2005 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2005;58(2):184-187.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2005.58.2.184 Published online February 1, 2005.

A Case of Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of the Mediastinum.

Wook Cho, Min Soo Han, Kil Dong Kim, Sung Ho Kim, Yang Deok Lee, Yong Seon Cho, Jun Hyoung Kim

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. hms43@eulji.ac.kr
²Department of Chest Surgery, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
³Department of Pathology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.

Abstract

The Mixed germ cell tumors of the mediastinum are very quite rare. The Prognosis is generally dominated by the most aggressive component, which is represented by a choriocarcinoma, an endodermal sinus tumor, an embryonal carcinoma, and a seminoma, in descending order of in the degree of malignancy. We experienced one a case of a mixed germ cell tumor at the anterior mediastinum. The patient was 27-year-old male, who complained of hemoptysis and cough. The Chest X-ray showed a well-defined lobulated mediastinal mass in the left upper lung field. The operation was done and The mass was excised surgically. A Biopsy showed elements of mature tissues, immature neuronal components, and seminoma components.

Key Words: Germ cell tumor, Mixed germ cell tumor, Mediastinum