Malignant germ cell tumors of the mediastinum
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Management of primary malignant germ cell tumor of the mediastinum.
BACKGROUND Primary mediastinal malignant germ cell tumors (GCTs) are rare and have a worse prognosis than their gonadal counterparts. Although multimodality treatment is a standard therapeutic strategy in mediastinal GCTs, the clinical implications of surgical intervention remain unclear. METHODS Forty-eight patients with primary mediastinal malignant GCT who were treated at the National Canc...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)38852-x