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Mediastinal germ cell tumor

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Patient Data

Age: Adult
Gender: Male

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Right sided thoracic mass lesion, with heterogeneous enhancement. It is invading the superior vena cava and encasing the ascending aorta.

Case Discussion

Biopsy revealed that this anterior mediastinal mass was a teratoma.

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