Response to 5-Fluorouracil-Based Chemotherapy in a Patient with Metastatic Colonic-Type Adenocarcinoma Arising in a Primary Mediastinal Teratoma

Response to 5-Fluorouracil-Based Chemotherapy in a Patient with Metastatic Colonic-Type Adenocarcinoma Arising in a Primary Mediastinal Teratoma

Germ cell tumor with somatic malignant transformation is an uncommon phenomenon occurring about 7% of all mediastinal teratomas. Among all transformed component, sarcoma appears to be the most frequent histology, followed by primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) and adenocarcinoma. To our knowledge...

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Main Authors: Arunee Dechaphunkul, Gilbert Bigras, Michael Sawyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/729278
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