Mediastinal tumor

An extragonadal non-seminomatous malignant germ cell tumor that arises from the mediastinum. It is characterized by the presence of small pale cells with small amount of cytoplasm and round to oval nuclei with small nucleoli forming a variety of patterns, including microcystic, macrocystic, pseudopapillary, myxomatous, hepatoid, polyvesicular vitelline, and solid. It manifests with respiratory distress, thoracic pain, fever, and superior vena cava syndrome.

Disease Alternative Name

mediastinal endodermal sinus neoplasm

endodermal sinus tumor of mediastinum

endodermal sinus neoplasm of mediastinum

mediastinal yolk sac tumor

yolk sac tumor of mediastinum

yolk sac tumor of the mediastinum

endodermal sinus tumor of the mediastinum

mediastinal yolk sac neoplasm

yolk sac neoplasm of the mediastinum

mediastinal endodermal sinus tumor

endodermal sinus neoplasm of the mediastinum

yolk sac neoplasm of mediastinum

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