title: Mature teratoma within the posterior mediastinum.
abstract: Mature teratomas in the chest are typically located within the anterior mediastinum. The authors report a case of a mature teratoma in a young adult male with characteristic imaging features except for its location: the posterior mediastinum. On review of the literature, 3% to 8% are reported as confined to the posterior mediastinum and 13% have extension into other mediastinal compartments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, USA. Sinclair-1@medctr.osu.edu
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bolen
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome