title: Infected teratodermoid tumour of the mediastinum.
abstract: Teratomas of diverse sites in infants and children have been seen in this institution, but this is the first primary germ-cell tumour of the mediastinum in a child reported from Northern Nigeria. The patient had an infected teratodermoid tumour of the mediastinum which was erroneously diagnosed as chronic empyema thoracis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Nmadu
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*