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Figure 1 A-C: Contrast-enhanced CT indicated a large mass in the anterior mediastinum with well-defined margin and the important structures in the mediastinum were compressed and surrounded by the tumor; D-F: an en bloc resection of the large solid tumor with intact capsule via a median sternotomy.
Figure 2 HE stain of somatic-type malignancies components showing: (A) rhabdomyosarcoma; (B) chondrosarcoma; (C) fibrosarcoma; (D) poorly differentiated carcinoma. Magnification ×200.