Salvage resection of a large chemorefractory mediastinal germ cell tumor.

Immature mediastinal teratomas refractory to chemotherapy are very rare and require management by an aggressive surgical approach. We describe resection of a large mediastinal teratoma in a 23-year-old man, with a satisfactory early result.

Maternal family history of diabetes is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease in women with type 2 diabetes: the Fremantle Diabetes Study.

Objective: To investigate whether parental family history of diabetes influences cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes.

Research Design And Methods: We studied 1,294 type 2 diabetic patients (mean age 64.1 years, 51.