title: [Apropos of a mediastinal teratoma invading the lung].
abstract: Mediastinal mature teratomas are rare in children. Diagnosis is often made in the presence of a complication. We report a case of a mature mediastinal teratoma, complicated by its opening in the lung. The patient was a four-year-eight-month-old girl. She was admitted for fever, cough and dyspnea. The chest radiography showed a large mediastinal mass with calcifications. The CT scans and MRI aided in establishing the diagnosis. Biological tests (alpha-foetoproteins and beta-HCG) confirmed the benignity of the tumor. The child was operated on with full success.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine, infantile B, hôpital d'enfants de Tunis, 1007 Jebbari, Tunis, Tunisie. Khedijaboussetta@rns.tn
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boussetta
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jaziri
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bousnina
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aloui
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maherzi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kilani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kammoun Sellami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bousnina
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed