[Teratoma of the lung: report of 3 cases].
In this paper, 20 cases of teratoma of the lung (3 cases were presented and 17 reviewed) were analyzed. There were 13 males and 7 females, the age ranging from 16-47 years. The primary symptoms were: cough (19 cases, 95%), blood sputum or hemoptysis (16 cases, 80%), chest pain (12 cases, 60%), fever (7 cases, 35%) and expectoration of hair (4 cases, 20%) etc. The histogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of the disease were discussed.
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Navy General Hospital, People's Liberation Army.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013724:Teratoma / Q000601:surgery*