Mediastinal teratoma with coexisting parenchymal pulmonary cystic lesion.
(2013) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery — Vol. 96, n° 3, p. 1081-1083 (2013)
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- A double-located mediastinal and intrapulmonary cystic teratoma is a rare condition to be considered by thoracic surgeons. Clinical or radiologic diagnosis of a ruptured mediastinal teratoma into adjacent structures may be highly suggestive. An atypical presentation may indicate cautiousness for complete surgical excision. We report the case of a 14-year-old girl presenting with chronic chest pain. The radiologic work-up showed a large cystic mediastinal tumor and a heterogeneous intrapulmonary left upper-lobe lesion. We discuss the radiologic differential diagnosis of this atypical double-located thoracic tumor and the surgical strategy for complete excision.
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Maillart, J.-F., Lacroix, V., Camboni, A., & Poncelet, A. (2013). Mediastinal teratoma with coexisting parenchymal pulmonary cystic lesion. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 96(3), 1081-1083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.032 (Original work published 2013)