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ArticleJAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants2020

Incidentally discovered primary mediastinal germ cell tumor.

Victoria Wong, Daniel M Geynisman

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Article in JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Victoria WongVictoria Wong practices at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Daniel M. Geynisman is an assistant professor of medical oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Daniel M Geynisman

Funding

WORD PROCESSING CENTER--COREP30CA006927 · NCI · RESEARCH INST OF FOX CHASE CAN CTR · PI Margaret von Mehren · 1985 to 2026
$138.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA006927
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most germ cell tumors arise from the testicles and often are self-diagnosed. Extragonadal germ cell tumors are rare and vary greatly in their clinical presentations. This case report describes a 24-year-old man with an unusual presentation for an extragonadal germ cell tumor.

Indexed as

Incidental FindingsMagnetic Resonance Imagingalpha-FetoproteinsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorCombined Modality TherapyHumansMaleMediastinal NeoplasmsNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyThoracic Surgical ProceduresTreatment OutcomeYoung Adultalpha-FetoproteinsBiomarkers, Tumor

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PMID32217905
PMCPMC7534393

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