The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 58, 244-245, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Posterior mediastinal endodermal sinus (yolk sac) tumor in a female patient
T Konishi, S Fujino, Y Chino, Y Asada, S Asakura, H Kato, A Mori and H Okabe
Second Department of Surgery and Clinical Pathology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
Primary endodermal sinus tumor (yolk sac tumor) of the mediastinum is
uncommon. Most patients are young and male, and the great majority of
tumors are found in the anterior mediastinum. We report a case of primary
posterior mediastinal endodermal sinus tumor occurring in a female patient.
Surgical excision was performed and three courses of combination
chemotherapy were subsequently given. The serum alpha- fetoprotein level
returned to normal.