Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Turkish Journal of Pathology

2011, Vol 27, Num, 3     (Pages: 266-267)

Germ Cell Tumor Located in the Midline of the Anterior Neck

Tatyana PIRDOPSKA 1, Ivan TERZIEV 1, Sv. HRISTOVA 1, W. MLADENOVSKY 1, R. PETKOV 1

1 Department of Pathology, Medical University, SOFIA, BULGARIA

DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2011.01088
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Primary germ cell tumors involving midline of the anterior neck are extremely rare. Here we report a 68-year-old male who was operated due to a mass lesion in the anterior neck with infiltration of the isthmus of the thyroid gland. Histopathological examination revealed a germ cell tumor with extragonadal localization in the anterior neck infiltrating the isthmus of the thyroid gland.

Keywords : Germ cell tumor, Extragonadal localization