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

Park, Eui Seok; Hwang, Il Tae; Jung, Ghee Young; Lee, Du Bong; Han, Young Sook; Choi, Hyo Seon; Ji, Mi Kyeong

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 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 Park¹, Il Tae Hwang¹, Ghee Young Jung¹, Du Bong Lee¹, Young Sook Han², Hyo Seon Choi³, Mi Kyeong Ji⁴

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

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박의석^¹^, 황일태^¹^, 정귀영^¹^, 이두봉^¹^, 한영숙^²^, 최효선^³^, 지미경^⁴

^¹방지거 병원 소아과
^²방지거 병원 흉부외과
^³방지거 병원 방사선과
^⁴방지거 병원 해부병리과

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.

Key Words: Posterior mediastinal endodermal sinus tumor, Spontaneous hemothorax