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Benign mediastinal teratoma masquerading as a large multiloculated effusion
L A Robinson1, L F Rikkers, J R Dobson
1Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|August 1, 1994
Summary
Benign mediastinal teratomas, rare germ cell tumors, typically present asymptomatically. This case highlights a large anterior mediastinal teratoma mimicking a pleural effusion, successfully treated with surgery.
Area of Science:
- Thoracic Surgery
- Oncology
- Diagnostic Imaging
Background:
- Benign mediastinal teratomas are infrequent germ cell tumors.
- They predominantly occur in the anterosuperior mediastinum.
- Symptoms usually arise from compression of adjacent thoracic structures.