Advanced surgical strategy for giant mediastinal germ cell tumor in children

• Main Authors: Shigehisa Fumino (Author), Kohei Sakai (Author), Mayumi Higashi (Author), Shigeyoshi Aoi (Author), Taizo Furukawa (Author), Masaaki Yamagishi (Author), Masayoshi Inoue (Author), Tomoko Iehara (Author), Hajime Hosoi (Author), Tatsuro Tajiri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Giant mediastinal germ cell tumor (MGCT) requires a well-planned advanced surgical approach. We retrospectively reviewed our surgical strategy for giant MGCT. Methods: Five children (median age, 5 years) with giant MGCT were treated in our institute from 2012 to 2016. Results: The initial d...