Thoracoscopic Resection of a Nonseminomatous Primary Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumor.
Citation: Seminars in Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery. 31(4):870-872, 2019 Winter.PMID: 30981738Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Surgery/Thoracic SurgeryForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Mediastinal Neoplasms/su [Surgery] | *Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/su [Surgery] | *Testicular Neoplasms/su [Surgery] | *Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted | Adult | Chemotherapy, Adjuvant | Humans | Male | Mediastinal Neoplasms/dg [Diagnostic Imaging] | Mediastinal Neoplasms/pa [Pathology] | Neoadjuvant Therapy | Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/dg [Diagnostic Imaging] | Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/pa [Pathology] | Testicular Neoplasms/dg [Diagnostic Imaging] | Testicular Neoplasms/pa [Pathology] | Treatment OutcomeYear: 2019ISSN:- 1043-0679
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PMNGCT is an independent predictor of poor prognosis despite advances in multidisciplinary management. Multidrug chemotherapy followed by aggressive surgical resection remains the mainstay of treatment. Although associated with significant morbidity, an open surgical approach is traditionally used. We describe the first reported case, to our knowledge, of a patient who underwent resection of a PMNGCT via a minimally invasive approach following induction chemotherapy.
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