Mediastinal Teratoma with Neuroendocrine Features in 34-Year-Old Male with Syncope

Mediastinal Teratoma with Neuroendocrine Features in 34-Year-Old Male with Syncope

Neuroendocrine tumors that arise in an extragonadal teratoma are extremely rare. Somatic-type malignancy, defined as any sarcoma, carcinoma, leukemia, or lymphoma developing in a germ cell tumor, occurs in approximately 2% of all germ cell tumors. Our case represents a mediastinal mass that was inci...

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Main Authors: Peter A. Andrawes, Masood A. Shariff, Qing Chang, Fanyi Kong, Frank M. Rosell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/153959
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spelling doaj-3534d3566e9b47b68d51c857e50da00a2020-11-24T21:40:50ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192015-01-01201510.1155/2015/153959153959Mediastinal Teratoma with Neuroendocrine Features in 34-Year-Old Male with SyncopePeter A. Andrawes0Masood A. Shariff1Qing Chang2Fanyi Kong3Frank M. Rosell4Department of Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health System, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305, USADepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health System, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305, USADepartment of Pathology, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health System, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305, USADepartment of Pathology, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health System, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305, USADepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health System, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305, USANeuroendocrine tumors that arise in an extragonadal teratoma are extremely rare. Somatic-type malignancy, defined as any sarcoma, carcinoma, leukemia, or lymphoma developing in a germ cell tumor, occurs in approximately 2% of all germ cell tumors. Our case represents a mediastinal mass that was incidentally found in a patient with syncope. Surgical resection confirmed mature teratoma with neuroendocrine features.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/153959
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author Peter A. Andrawes
Masood A. Shariff
Qing Chang
Fanyi Kong
Frank M. Rosell
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Masood A. Shariff
Qing Chang
Fanyi Kong
Frank M. Rosell
Mediastinal Teratoma with Neuroendocrine Features in 34-Year-Old Male with Syncope
Case Reports in Surgery
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Masood A. Shariff
Qing Chang
Fanyi Kong
Frank M. Rosell
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title Mediastinal Teratoma with Neuroendocrine Features in 34-Year-Old Male with Syncope
title_short Mediastinal Teratoma with Neuroendocrine Features in 34-Year-Old Male with Syncope
title_full Mediastinal Teratoma with Neuroendocrine Features in 34-Year-Old Male with Syncope
title_fullStr Mediastinal Teratoma with Neuroendocrine Features in 34-Year-Old Male with Syncope
title_full_unstemmed Mediastinal Teratoma with Neuroendocrine Features in 34-Year-Old Male with Syncope
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Surgery
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2090-6919
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Neuroendocrine tumors that arise in an extragonadal teratoma are extremely rare. Somatic-type malignancy, defined as any sarcoma, carcinoma, leukemia, or lymphoma developing in a germ cell tumor, occurs in approximately 2% of all germ cell tumors. Our case represents a mediastinal mass that was incidentally found in a patient with syncope. Surgical resection confirmed mature teratoma with neuroendocrine features.
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