Surgical resection of a huge ruptured mature mediastinal teratoma.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
; 24(7): 726-8, 2016 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-27440933
ABSTRACT
Usually slow-growing and benign, mature mediastinal teratomas are rare clinical entities. They may be complicated by rupture into the pleural or pericardial spaces, lungs, or bronchi. Complete surgical resection is the treatment of choice and is usually curative. We report the unusual case of a 24-year-old woman presenting 15 weeks postpartum with a huge ruptured mature mediastinal teratoma superinfected with Mycobacterium avium Catastrophic bleeding from the superior vena cava was encountered on mobilization of adhesions attached to it, requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support for control. Histopathological examination confirmed a 12.0 × 7.8 × 4.5-cm differentiated teratoma without malignant transformation.
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Assunto principal:
Teratoma
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Toracotomia
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Neoplasias do Mediastino
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido