Table 1 Summary of the results of the most important case report about mediastinal germ cell tumor

Tinica et al,[11]

A mediastinal germ cell tumor of yolk sac type--case report.

Mediastinal Yolk sac tumor

Surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy consisting of cisplatin, vepesid and bleomycin

Poor

Fujita et al,[12]

Three cases of resected primary mediastinal yolk sac tumor following six courses of bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin (BEP) combination chemotherapy

Primary mediastinal yolk sac tumor

Surgery after 6 courses of BEP chemotherapy with G-CSF support

3 years, 9 months and 5 months after operation.

Tabuchi et al,[13]

Case of primary mediastinal germ cell tumor, successfully treated with chemotherapy and curative resection

Primary mediastinal germ cell tumor

Curative resection after three courses of combination chemotherapy (cis-platinum, etoposide, bleomycin and adriamycin).

6 months after surgery

Watanabe et al,[14]

A case of mediastinal non seminomatous germ cell tumor successfully treated with chemotherapy and curative surgery

Mediastinal non seminomatous germ cell tumor

Surgery three courses of chemotherapy with CDDP, Bleomycin and etoposide

10 months after surgery

Shiina et al,[15]

Mediastinal non seminomatous germ cell tumor successfully treated with chemotherapy and curative surgery; report of a case

Mediastinal non seminomatous germ cell tumor

Surgery After 3 courses of chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide

2 years