title: Life-threatening mediastinal teratoma in a neonate.
abstract: This report describes a newborn with a large mediastinal teratoma (MT) presenting with severe respiratory distress (RD) at birth. At operation, there was no space for dissection because the huge cystic and solid tumor completely occupied the left hemithorax. After evacuation of the cystic component, the tumor was removed successfully. To our knowledge, only 16 newborn infants with MT presenting with RD have been reported. Operative morbidities occurred in one-half of the cases. We have reviewed the literature to discuss the potential risks of this entity.
authors: Department of Surgery, Gunma Children's Medical Center, 779, Shimohakoda, Hokkitsu, Seta-gun, Gunma 377-8577, Japan.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kuroiwa
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Suzuki
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Takahashi
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Ikeda
authors: S I
authors: SI
authors: Hatakeyama
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Matsuyama
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Tsuchida
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004210:Dissection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012307:Risk Factors; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*