title: Mobile sediment of CaCO3 grains inside the cyst of an intraventricular teratoma. Case report.
abstract: The case of a 40-year-old woman with a mature cystic teratoma in the lateral ventricle is reported. An unusual mobile sediment of radiopaque material in the cyst was identified as grains of calcium carbonate. It was considered to have precipitated from the cystic fluid under specific chemical conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Miyazaki Prefectural Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iseda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamakawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Asami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morisako
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oku
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Uwada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toyoda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000032:analysis*; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013724:Teratoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D002119:Calcium Carbonate