A Rare Case of Posterior Mediastinal Seminoma Mimicking Primary Lung Neoplasm

Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles

Fred Hardwicke¹  Ragesh Panikkath¹  Grerk Sutamtewagul¹  Sian Yik Lim¹ 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center;

关键词: primary mediastinal seminoma;    posterior mediastinum;    primary lung neoplasm;    immunohistochemical staining;    tissue biopsy;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We report an atypical case of posterior mediastinal seminoma. Mediastinal seminomasare a rare form of tumor usually located in the anterior mediastinum. Our casepresented as a diagnostic challenge because of the difficulty of differentiating the primarymediastinal mass from a primary lung neoplasm. Our case highlights the fact thatseminomas may occur in the posterior mediastinum and the importance of consideringa broad differential diagnosis, especially in cases of poorly differentiated carcinoma ofthe mediastinum.

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