title: Intrapericardial teratoma--a report of two cases.
abstract: Two rare cases of intra-pericardial teratoma in infants are reported. The presenting symptoms were either due to pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade or due to compression of the tracheo-bronchial tree. The tumors were well encapsulated and were attached to the ascending aorta. Histologically, they were composed of derivatives of the three germ cell layers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaideeswar
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sivaraman
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed