Abstract

Background Primary mediastinal germ cell tumors (PMGCT) are rare and high-grade malignant tumors. Mainstay treatment for PMGCT is systemic chemotherapy, and salvage surgery for residual tumor is considered in patients with normalized tumor makers. However, survival benefit of salvage surgery for persistent positive-marker patients remains unclear. The purpose is to clarify the outcome of salvage surgery for PMGCT.

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