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Salvage surgery using simultaneous clamshell thoracotomy with median sternotomy for mediastinal growing teratoma syndrome

Thoracic Cancer, 2020
This report describes the case of a 17‐year‐old man who developed mediastinal growing teratoma syndrome following two cycles of chemotherapy, after an initial diagnosis of primary mediastinal nonseminomatous germ cell tumor.
Chieh‐Ni Kao, Shah‐Hwa Chou, Chien‐Lin Huang, Chih‐Hung Lin, Hung‐Hsing Chiang, Jui‐Ying Lee, Hsien‐Pin Li, Po‐Chih Chang, Yu‐Wei Liu   +8 more
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Locally advanced primary mediastinal atypical carcinoid successfully resected after neoadjuvant treatment: A case report

Thoracic Cancer, 2021
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are epithelial neoplasms with predominant neuroendocrine differentiation that arise in most organs of the body. Mediastinal NETs are very rare, and account for no more than 5% of all mediastinal tumors.
Alberto Testori, Vittorio Perfetti, Camilla De Carlo, Paola Bossi, Marco Alloisio, Giuseppe Mangiameli   +5 more
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Thoracic Chordoma Misdiagnosed as Primary Adenocarcinoma of the Mediastinum

Journal of Chest Surgery, 2021
Chordoma is a rare malignant bone tumor originating from the embryonic notochord. Herein, we present a case of thoracic chordoma located at T3–T5 that was misdiagnosed as primary mediastinal adenocarcinoma.
Seung Keun Yoon, Mi Hyoung Moon, Seok Whan Moon   +2 more
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A multidisciplinary team approach to a neonate with a rare primary mediastinal tumor: a case report [PDF]

Folia Medica
Primary mediastinal tumors in children are extremely rare, consisting of under 0.1% of neoplasms in this age group. Of these, teratomas represent 8%–16% of the cases.
Stefka Stoichkova, Anna Kaneva-Nencheva, Radka Maslarska, Hristo Shivachev, Dimitar Pechilkov   +4 more
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Case report: a rare mediastinal neuroblastoma in an adult associated with syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)

Brazilian Journal of Oncology, 2023
Neuroblastoma is an embryonic cancer arising from neural crest stem cell and almost exclusively a pediatric neoplasm. In adults, neuroblastoma is rare and presents worse prognosis compared to children.
Caio Silvério de Souza, Carine Matos Bispo Patury, José Slaibi, Paulo Roberto Fontes Athanazio, Lister Cedro Ramos, Juvenal Mascarenhas Nassri, Laíse Oliveira Pales Santos, Carina Manuela Souza Barreto, Michelle Oliveira Espírito-Santo, Laiane Campos Pereira, Marianna Santos Rodrigues   +10 more
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Carcinoid tumor of the anterior mediastinum in a 38-year-old woman

Radiology Case Reports, 2020
Mediastinal neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are very rare. They have been estimated to account for approximately 2%-4% of all anterior mediastinal neoplasms. Carcinoid tumors are a type of NET that can occur in a number of locations.
Khoren Abelian, ME, Omobolaji Ismail Akano, Diana Penha, MD, Erique Guedes-Pinto, MD, Marousa Ntouskou   +4 more
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Bronchogenic cysts mimicking thymoma in the anterior mediastinum

Respirology Case Reports, 2020
Bronchogenic cysts are commonly located in the middle mediastinal compartment as fluid‐filled cysts and thymoma is one of the most common neoplasms in the anterior mediastinum in adult cases.
Jonggeun Lee, Jee Won Chang
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Metaplastic thymoma: A rare and indolent subtype

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Though thymomas are the commonest neoplasms of the anterior mediastinum, metaplastic thymoma is an extremely rare subtype, with only a few reported cases.
Megha Harekrishna Kasture, Chandralekha Shyamsunder Tampi   +1 more
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Ectopic Mediastinal Parathyroid Adenoma in a Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report

대한영상의학회지, 2019
We report an ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma in a patient with chronic kidney disease who presented with refractory hypercalcemia. Technetium-99m-sestamibi scintigraphy is a valuable imaging technique for the detection of an ectopic parathyroid ...
Dong Min Choo, Jin Hwan Kim, Song Soo Kim   +2 more
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Primary mediastinal atypical meningioma: Report of a case and literature review

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2012
Meningiomas are common neoplasms arising from the central nervous system meninges. On the other hand, primary ectopic meningiomas are extremely rare and usually limited to the head and neck region or to the paravertebral soft tissues. Their occurrence in
Mogi Akira, Hirato Junko, Kosaka Takayuki, Yamaki Ei, Kuwano Hiroyuki   +4 more
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