title: Tension teratothorax--a case report.
abstract: Respiratory distress caused by a giant mediastinal teratoma is hitherto unreported. This communication presents the case history of an 8-year-old boy who presented with this serious problem, along with perforation of the chest wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, F.N. Medical College, A.M.U., Aligarh, India.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Beg
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.lastname: Reyazuddin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000209:etiology