Rapid growing huge teratoma: complete surgical resection

Dohun Kim; Si-Wook Kim; Jong-Myeon Hong

doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.05

Rapid growing huge teratoma: complete surgical resection

J Thorac Dis. 2014 Oct;6(10):E217-9. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.05.

Authors

Dohun Kim¹, Si-Wook Kim¹, Jong-Myeon Hong¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju-si, Korea.

PMID: 25364534
PMCID: PMC4215153
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.05

Abstract

We report successful total resection of a huge mediastinal teratoma. An 11-year-old male underwent chest computed tomography that revealed a 14-cm mediastinal mass occupying the right thoracic cavity. The mass was successfully removed without any postoperative postoperative complication.

Keywords: Mediastinal mass; teratoma; thoracic surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports