Anterior Mediastinum Teratoma: A Case Report

NCT ID: NCT00836121

Last Updated: 2009-02-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 1 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2008-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2008-12-31

Brief Summary

The investigators report a case of a 39-year-old man who presented an anterior mediastinal cystic mature teratoma. Those kind of tumor contain elements derived from more than one of the three primary germ layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm), frequently arranged in a haphazard manner. They arise from totipotent cells and, therefore, are primarily found in gonads, and more rarely in primitive cells kidnapped in other parts of the body. The tissues are immature to well differentiated and foreign to the anatomic site. Mature teratomas are either cystic or solid, although the cystic presentation predominates in gonadal sites. Benign teratomas are the most common mediastinal germ cell tumor, accounting 70% of the mediastinal germ cell tumors in children and 60% of those in adults. Immature teratomas are potentially malignant tumors; their prognosis is influenced by the anatomic site of the tumor, patient age, and the fraction of the tumor that is immature. Treatment of benign mediastinal teratoma includes complete surgical resection, with results in a excellent long-term cure rates. Complete resection of teratomas should be the goal of treatment.

Conditions

Teratoma

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_ONLY

Study Groups

tumor

right thoracotomy

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

complete surgical resection

Interventions

right thoracotomy

complete surgical resection

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of mediastinum teratoma

Exclusion Criteria

• Tumor absent

• Minimum Eligible Age: 39 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 39 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Faculdade de Medicina de Catanduva

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Faculdade de Medicina de Catanduva

Principal Investigators

Stella MF Giolo, student

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Faculdade de Medicina de Catanduva

Locations

Faculdade de medicina de Catanduva

Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil

Countries

Brazil

Other Identifiers

SMFG2009

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

FAMECA2009

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id