Teratoma presenting as a cystic lesion on the chest wall.
A 28-year-old woman presented with a rare case of chest-wall teratoma. Computed tomography of a cystic lesion located in the anterior chest wall revealed a hyperdense object with the appearance of a tooth. The cystic mass was totally excised via a chest-wall incision without thoracotomy. Pathologic examination showed a benign teratoma containing an immature tooth.
Soysal
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inönü University, School of Medicine, Turkey. drkutlu@inonu.edu.tr
Kutlu
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Saraç
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Aydin
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Ozen
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed