Primary mediastinal trophoblastic teratomas.
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Primary mediastinal trophoblastic teratomas.
Three cases of primary mediastinal trophoblastic teratoma are described. One patient died from respiratory failure during the initial chemotherapy, Another patient with advanced disease is now apparently free from disease after multiple-drug chemotherapy. The third patient is alive and well four years after a combination of surgery, radiotherapy, and multiple-drug chemotherapy. In the diagnosis...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.32.6.752