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Mediastinal Immature Teratoma

MedGen UID:
1656782
•Concept ID:
C4745255
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Immature Mediastinal Teratoma; Immature Teratoma of Mediastinum; Immature Teratoma of the Mediastinum

Definition

An extragonadal immature teratoma that arises from the mediastinum. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMediastinal Immature Teratoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Peri-treatment adverse events of primary mediastinal non-seminomatous germ cell tumors.
Chen RL, Liu CC, Ip PP, Fang LH, Shih LS, Chen LY
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2022 Aug;69(8):e29781. Epub 2022 May 20 doi: 10.1002/pbc.29781. PMID: 35593015
Primary Mediastinal Nonseminomas: A Population-Based Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Analysis.
Yang X, Zhao K, Mei J, Wei S, Xia L, Pu Y, Liu L
J Surg Res 2021 Nov;267:25-36. Epub 2021 Jun 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.04.022. PMID: 34126390
Role of the surgeon in the treatment of children's cancer.
Leonard AS, Alyono D, Fischel RJ, Nesbit ME, Nguyen DH, McClain KL
Surg Clin North Am 1985 Dec;65(6):1387-422. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(16)43780-1. PMID: 3000008

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Mediastinal immature teratoma with yolk sac tumor and myelomonocytic leukemia associated with Klinefelter's syndrome.
Govender D, Pillay SV
Int J Surg Pathol 2002 Apr;10(2):157-62. doi: 10.1177/106689690201000211. PMID: 12075411

Diagnosis

Treatment of mediastinal immature teratoma in a child with precocious puberty and Klinefelter's syndrome.
Chen CK, Chang YL, Jou ST, Tseng YT, Lee YC
Ann Thorac Surg 2006 Nov;82(5):1906-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.077. PMID: 17062277
Congenital mediastinal immature teratoma: a case report with autopsy findings.
Aksoy F, Sen C, Danişment N
Turk J Pediatr 2002 Jan-Mar;44(1):76-9. PMID: 11858387
The primary mediastinal growing teratoma syndrome.
Iyoda A, Hiroshima K, Yusa T, Toyozaki T, Fujisawa T, Ohwada H
Anticancer Res 2000 Sep-Oct;20(5C):3723-6. PMID: 11268445
Fine needle aspiration cytology of thymoma.
Tangthangtham A, Chonmaitri I, Subhannachart P, Tungsagunwattana S
J Med Assoc Thai 1999 Dec;82(12):1226-9. PMID: 10659565
Mediastinal germ cell tumors and histiocytosis.
Ladanyi M, Roy I
Hum Pathol 1988 May;19(5):586-90. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(88)80209-0. PMID: 2453444

Therapy

Treatment of mediastinal immature teratoma in a child with precocious puberty and Klinefelter's syndrome.
Chen CK, Chang YL, Jou ST, Tseng YT, Lee YC
Ann Thorac Surg 2006 Nov;82(5):1906-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.077. PMID: 17062277
The primary mediastinal growing teratoma syndrome.
Iyoda A, Hiroshima K, Yusa T, Toyozaki T, Fujisawa T, Ohwada H
Anticancer Res 2000 Sep-Oct;20(5C):3723-6. PMID: 11268445

Prognosis

Treatment of mediastinal immature teratoma in a child with precocious puberty and Klinefelter's syndrome.
Chen CK, Chang YL, Jou ST, Tseng YT, Lee YC
Ann Thorac Surg 2006 Nov;82(5):1906-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.077. PMID: 17062277
Mediastinal immature teratoma with yolk sac tumor and myelomonocytic leukemia associated with Klinefelter's syndrome.
Govender D, Pillay SV
Int J Surg Pathol 2002 Apr;10(2):157-62. doi: 10.1177/106689690201000211. PMID: 12075411
Congenital mediastinal immature teratoma: a case report with autopsy findings.
Aksoy F, Sen C, Danişment N
Turk J Pediatr 2002 Jan-Mar;44(1):76-9. PMID: 11858387

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