| Since then, he has received a diagnosis of and treatment for mediastinal seminoma, a rare germ-cell tumor between his lungs. |
| To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a totally necrotic seminoma presenting in this manner. |
| The pathology report came back: Mr. Drysdale had advanced seminoma, a virulent form of testicular cancer, which had metastasized throughout his body. |
| Although seminoma is rare in patients under 10 years of age and in the over 60s, it is, nevertheless, the commonest histological type. |
| It is similarly important to distinguish seminoma from yolk sac tumors because yolk sac tumors, like embryonal carcinoma, are radioresistant. |
| These tumors usually occur in younger men and have a worse prognosis than seminoma subtypes. |
