Asymptomatic intrapericardial mature teratoma.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.03.023.
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Abstract
Benign mature teratomas are the most common type of germ cell tumors that arise in the anterior mediastinum. Intrapericardial teratomas are a rare manifestation of this tumor type, which are generally diagnosed during infancy because of the heart compression symptoms they produce. Here we report a rare case of intrapericardial mature teratoma that was incidentally discovered in an asymptomatic 51-year-old woman.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Neoplasms
- Pericardium
- Teratoma