A CLINICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY MEDIASTINAL GERM CELL TUMORS OPERATED IN A TERTIARY CENTER - A FIVE YEAR STUDY

Mediastinal germ cell tumors are infrequent. However, the mediastinum is the most common extra gonadal location for germ cell tumors. These may be teratoma, immature teratoma, malignant teratoma, seminoma, yolk sac tumors, embryonal carcinoma, choriocarcinoma and mixed germ cell tumors. Teratoma is the most common of the mediastinal germ cell tumors. They usually cause non specific symptoms and can be diagnosed with a Computer Tomography (CT) Scan. Surgical resection ensures cure in most cases.We present a series of mediastinal germ cell tumors operated upon at our instituition.