A case of mediastinal germ cell tumor with Klinefelter's syndrome

• Published in: Nihon Kokyuki Geka Gakkai zasshi (Kyoto, 1992) Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 28 - 32
• Main Authors: Iwamaru, Arifumi, Oyama, Takahiko, Kamiyama, Ikuo, Goto, Taichiro, Yamamoto, Manabu, Inoue, Yoshimasa, Ohtsuka, Takashi, Horiguchi, Hayanori, Yamauchi, Tokuko, Abiko, Tomohiro, Sawafuji, Makoto, Watanabe, Masazumi, Kawamura, Masafumi, Horinouchi, Hirohisa, Sakai, Syouji, Kobayashi, Kouichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Japanese Association for Chest Surgery 15.01.2001
• Subjects: Klinefelter's syndrome; mediastinal germ cell tumor

We report a mediastinal germ cell tumor in a 10-year-old boy with Klinefelter's syndrome. An anterior mediastinal tumor was diagnosed in another hospital and referred to our department. Chest CT scan revealed a 10 cm-anterior mediastinal mass invading the pericardium. After percutaneous needle...