title: Posterior mediastinal teratoma (cystic dermoid): diagnosis by computerized tomography.
abstract: A patient with posterior mediastinal dermoid cyst is presented. With computerized tomography of the mediastinum, it was noted that the mass had attenuation values consistent with sebaceous material and fatty tissue and the diagnosis was proven at surgery and pathologically.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed