A ruptured giant mediastinal mature teratoma mimicking an encapsulated empyema

Junjie Zhang; Xiaobo Zhu; Minyan Jiang; Yajun Lv

doi:10.1093/icvts/ivab222

A ruptured giant mediastinal mature teratoma mimicking an encapsulated empyema

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2022 Jan 6;34(1):159-161. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivab222. Epub 2021 Sep 11.

Authors

Junjie Zhang^{1

2}, Xiaobo Zhu^{1

2}, Minyan Jiang^{1

2}, Yajun Lv^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wujin Hospital Affiliated with Jiangsu University, Changzhou, China.
² The Wujin Clinical college of Xuzhou Medical University, Changzhou, China.

Abstract

A female patient with a right-sided encapsulated pleural effusion was misdiagnosed preoperatively as having an encapsulated empyema. However, a giant mass in the anterior mediastinum was found via thoracoscopy, and a mature teratoma was detected based on the pathological result. Herein we report this case and provide lessons for cardiothoracic surgeons.

Keywords: Empyema; Mature teratoma; Mediastinum.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Empyema*
Female
Humans
Mediastinal Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Mediastinal Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Mediastinum / pathology
Pleural Effusion*
Teratoma* / diagnostic imaging
Teratoma* / surgery