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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2078-7170</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[CorSalud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[CorSalud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2078-7170</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Cardiocentro Ernesto Che Guevara]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2078-71702019000100066</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Teratocarcinoma gigante de mediastino anterosuperior]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Giant teratocarcinoma of anterosuperior mediastinum]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bermúdez Yera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gustavo de J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Argueta Cáceres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nazaret]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chaljub Bravo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ernesto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morales Valdés]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rodolfo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Cardiocentro Ernesto Che Guevara Servicio de Cirugía Cardiovascular ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Clara Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara Ayudante del Servicio de Cirugía Cardiovascular ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Clara Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario Arnaldo Milián Castro Servicio de Cirugía General ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Clara Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>11</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>66</fpage>
<lpage>69</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2078-71702019000100066&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2078-71702019000100066&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2078-71702019000100066&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Los tumores de células germinales no son tan frecuentes, dentro de ellos se encuentra el teratoma como el más usual en ubicación mediastinal, es más habitual en hombres jóvenes cuando es maligno (teratocarcinoma), con una relación por género de 13,5:1, y una edad promedio de 26 años. Se describe la evolución de un hombre de 19 años de edad con un tumor mediastinal, con metástasis pulmonares e infiltración intracardíaca, resecado satisfactoriamente, cuyos síntomas más frecuentes fueron: disnea, dolor retroesternal, fiebre, tos, pérdida de peso y síndrome de vena cava superior. El diagnóstico se realizó por radiografía de tórax y tomografía axial computarizada. Se logró realizar la excéresis total del tumor y las metástasis, así como la tumoración intracardíaca, con reparación de la válvula tricúspide. El paciente ha tenido una evolución satisfactoria durante el primer año de seguimiento.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Germ cell tumors are not so frequent; among them, teratomas are most common in the mediastinal location. Teratomas in young men are usually malignant (teratocarcinoma), with a gender ratio of 13.5:1, and an average age of 26 years. We describe the evolution of a 19-year-old man with a mediastinal tumor, with pulmonary metastases and intracardiac infiltration, successfully removed; whose most frequent symptoms were: dyspnea, retrosternal pain, fever, cough, weight loss and superior vena cava syndrome. The diagnosis was made by chest x-ray and computed tomography. Total removal of the tumor and metastases was achieved, as well as the intracardiac tumor, with tricuspid valve repair. The patient had a satisfactory outcome during the first follow-up year.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Neoplasias del mediastino]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Células germinativas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Neoplasias de tejido gonadal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Tumor de células germinales extragonadal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mediastinal neoplasms]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Germ cells]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Gonadal tissue neoplasms]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Extragonadal germ cell tumor]]></kwd>
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