Recurrence of a Mediastinal Germ-Cell Tumor as a Somatic-Type Malignancy: A Complex Case Report
Abstract
:1. Background
2. Case
2.1. Clinical Description and Histological Findings
2.2. miRNA
3. Discussion
4. Materials & Methods
4.1. Immunohistochemistry
4.2. microRNA Profiling of Plasma and Tumors
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Hulsker, C.C.C.; Kranendonk, M.E.G.; Eleveld, T.F.; Gillis, A.J.M.; van de Ven, C.P.; van Eijkelenburg, N.K.A.; van der Kaaij, N.P.; van der Steeg, A.F.W.; Looijenga, L.H.J. Recurrence of a Mediastinal Germ-Cell Tumor as a Somatic-Type Malignancy: A Complex Case Report. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 9310. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijms22179310
Hulsker CCC, Kranendonk MEG, Eleveld TF, Gillis AJM, van de Ven CP, van Eijkelenburg NKA, van der Kaaij NP, van der Steeg AFW, Looijenga LHJ. Recurrence of a Mediastinal Germ-Cell Tumor as a Somatic-Type Malignancy: A Complex Case Report. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22(17):9310. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijms22179310
Chicago/Turabian StyleHulsker, Caroline C. C., Mariëtte E. G. Kranendonk, Thomas F. Eleveld, Ad J. M. Gillis, Cornelis P. van de Ven, Natasha K. A. van Eijkelenburg, Niels P. van der Kaaij, Alida F. W. van der Steeg, and Leendert H. J. Looijenga. 2021. "Recurrence of a Mediastinal Germ-Cell Tumor as a Somatic-Type Malignancy: A Complex Case Report" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 17: 9310. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijms22179310