[Apropos of a mediastinal teratoma invading the lung].
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.
Boussetta
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K
Service de médecine, infantile B, hôpital d'enfants de Tunis, 1007 Jebbari, Tunis, Tunisie. Khedijaboussetta@rns.tn
Jaziri
F
F
Bousnina
D
D
Aloui
N
N
Maherzi
A
A
Kilani
T
T
Kammoun Sellami
N
N
Bousnina
S
S
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