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A Case of Spontaneouse Hemothorax Associated with a Posterior Mediastinal Endodermal Sinus Tumor in a Female Patient
Eui Seok Park, Il Tae Hwang, Ghee Young Jung, Du Bong Lee, Young Sook Han, Hyo Seon Choi, Mi Kyeong Ji
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(10):1465-1469.   Published online October 15, 1997
Primary endodermal sinus tumor(yolk sac tumor) of the mediastinum is rare. Most patients are young and male, and the great majority of tumors are found in the anterior mediastinum, and spontaneous hemothorax is a rare presentation of intrathoracic tumors. We report a case of spontaneous hemothorax associated with a posterior mediastinal endoderml sinus tumor occuring in a female patient. Brief review and related literatures...