TY - BOOK AU - Caso, Raul TI - Thoracoscopic Resection of a Nonseminomatous Primary Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumor SN - 1043-0679 PY - 2019/// KW - *Mediastinal Neoplasms/su [Surgery] KW - *Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/su [Surgery] KW - *Testicular Neoplasms/su [Surgery] KW - *Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted KW - Adult KW - Chemotherapy, Adjuvant KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Mediastinal Neoplasms/dg [Diagnostic Imaging] KW - Mediastinal Neoplasms/pa [Pathology] KW - Neoadjuvant Therapy KW - Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/dg [Diagnostic Imaging] KW - Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/pa [Pathology] KW - Testicular Neoplasms/dg [Diagnostic Imaging] KW - Testicular Neoplasms/pa [Pathology] KW - Treatment Outcome KW - MedStar Washington Hospital Center KW - Surgery/Thoracic Surgery KW - Journal Article N2 - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved; 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 UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.semtcvs.2019.04.004 ER -