En bloc resection of an extremely giant mediastinal immature teratoma with somatic-type malignancy: A case report with a brief review of the literature

Kai-Li Huang; Pengfei Li; Han-Yu Deng; Xiaojun Tang; Qinghua Zhou

doi:10.1002/ccr3.8344

En bloc resection of an extremely giant mediastinal immature teratoma with somatic-type malignancy: A case report with a brief review of the literature

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Dec 28;12(1):e8344. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8344. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Authors

Kai-Li Huang¹, Pengfei Li¹, Han-Yu Deng¹, Xiaojun Tang¹, Qinghua Zhou¹

Affiliation

¹ Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.

Abstract

Primary mediastinum immature teratoma with somatic-type malignant transformation (SM) is extremely rare, and the clinical prognosis is poor. Immature teratoma with SM is difficult to eradicate by chemotherapy due to poor sensitivity; therefore, surgical resection is recommended whenever possible because it may offer better survival.

Keywords: en bloc; primary mediastinum immature teratoma; somatic‐type malignant transformation; surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports