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Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors of the Mediastinum

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Nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the mediastinum represent a rare subset of both mediastinal tumors and germ cell cancer. Before cisplatin- based chemotherapy, the outlook for these patients was grim. Recent reports utilizing cisplatin-based chemotherapy with adjuvant surgery when necessary have demonstrated a considerable improvement in outcome.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Warren 1212, 02114, Boston, MA, USA

    Cameron D. Wright M.D. (Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Surgeon)

  2. General Thoracic Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Warren 1212, 02114, Boston, MA, USA

    Cameron D. Wright M.D. (Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Surgeon)

  3. Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, 02114, Boston, MA, USA

    John C. Wain M.D. (Assistant Professor of Surgery, Director)

  4. Lung Transplant Program, General Thoracic Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, 02114, Boston, MA, USA

    John C. Wain M.D. (Assistant Professor of Surgery, Director)

  5. Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, 02114, Boston, MA, USA

    Douglas J. Mathisen M.D. (Associate Professor of Surgery, Associate Visiting Surgeon)

  6. General Thoracic Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, 02114, Boston, MA, USA

    Douglas J. Mathisen M.D. (Associate Professor of Surgery, Associate Visiting Surgeon)

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  1. Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Division of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, SA-25, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, 98195, Seattle, WA, USA

    Douglas E. Wood MD (Head) (Head)

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, RC-08 Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, 98195, Seattle, WA, USA

    Charles R. Thomas Jr. MD (Fellow, Former Assistant Professor) (Fellow, Former Assistant Professor)

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Wright, C.D., Wain, J.C., Mathisen, D.J. (1995). Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors of the Mediastinum. In: Wood, D.E., Thomas, C.R. (eds) Mediastinal Tumors. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79426-1_6

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