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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1997;40(10):1465-1469. Published online October 15, 1997.

A Case of Spontaneouse Hemothorax Associated with a Posterior Mediastinal Endodermal Sinus Tumor in a Female Patient

Eui Seok ES Park¹, Il Tae IT Hwang¹, Ghee Young GY Jung¹, Du Bong DB Lee¹, Young Sook YS Han², Hyo Seon HS Choi³, Mi Kyeong MK Ji⁴

¹Department of Pediatrics, St. Francisco`s General Hospital, Seoul, Korea
<sup>2</sup>Department of Thoracic Surgery, St. Francisco`s General Hospital, Seoul, Korea
³Department of Radiology, St. Francisco`s General Hospital, Seoul, Korea
<sup>4</sup>Department of Anatomical Pathology, St. Francisco`s General Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

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 were also presented.

Keywords :Posterior mediastinal endodermal sinus tumor, Spontaneous hemothorax