Primary intrapulmonary teratoma presenting as pyothorax.
A female patient presented with empyema thoracis and was planned for decortication. Peroperatively a cystic mass was found in the left lower lobe which was resected and diagnosed as a case of teratoma of lung on histopathological examination. This unusual case of primary intrapulmonary teratoma is being reported here.
Tandon
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Department of Surgery, Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases, K.G.'s Medical College, Lucknow.
Kant
S
S
Singh
A K
AK
Sinha
K N
KN
Chandra
T
T
Agarwal
P K
PK
D000328:Adult; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery