https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2006.553

Malignant triton tumour of the anterior mediastinum as incidental finding

Vol. 65 No. 4 (2006): Pulmonary series
Submitted: February 10, 2016
Accepted: February 10, 2016
Published: February 10, 2016
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C. Zisis
chzisis@hol.gr
Thoracic Surgery Department, University of Athens, Greece.
S. Fragoulis
Thoracic Surgery Department, University of Athens, Greece.
D. Rontogianni
Department of Pathology, Evangelismos Hospital, Greece.
G. Stratakos
Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine Division, University of Athens, Greece.
I. Bellenis
Thoracic Surgery Department, University of Athens, Greece.
A rare case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour with rhabdomyoblastic differentiation (malignant triton tumour) of the anterior mediastinum in a 30-yearold male is reported. The tumour was an incidental finding during the diagnostic work-up following a motor vehicle accident. The patient underwent median sternotomy with a tumour resection performed. Local relapse was suspected one month later, as per the chest CT-scan, and post-operative chemoradiation was applied, which produced a response. Twelve months later the patient is doing well while radiological findings remain invariable. Localization of a triton tumour in the anterior mediastinum is extremely rare, adjuvant treatment is necessary, recurrence frequently occurs and the prognosis is dismal.

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Zisis, C., S. Fragoulis, D. Rontogianni, G. Stratakos, and I. Bellenis. 2016. “Malignant Triton Tumour of the Anterior Mediastinum As Incidental Finding”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 65 (4). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2006.553.

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