A cyst of benign mediastinal teratoma demonstrating a peculiar development: report of a case.
A 28-year-old woman developed repeated neck swelling and remission over a 4-month period. Benign mediastinal teratomas also extended along her cervical region. It was not a teratoma which primarily developed in the neck. In this case, rich pancreatic tissue was histologically observed. The mechanism of the particular extension of the tumor considered to be: (1) an encasement by anatomical structures and the right-sided hard wall of the tumor, and (2) pancreatic tissue which developed cystic formation.
Yamaguchi
Koji
K
Department of Surgical Oncology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Morikawa
Toshiaki
T
Sugiura
Hiroshi
H
Okushiba
Shunichi
S
Kondo
Satoshi
S
Shimizu
Michio
M
Katoh
Hiroyuki
H
D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D010179:Pancreas; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery