Mature cystic teratoma in the anterior mediastinum containing a carcinoid.
Mature teratomas are common neoplasms in the anterior mediastinum. However, a primary carcinoid tumor occurring in a mature teratoma is extremely rare. To our knowledge, there are only 2 published articles in the literature to date reporting a mature cystic teratoma of the mediastinum containing a carcinoid. We herein report another case of primary carcinoid tumor arising from a mature cystic teratoma in the anterior mediastinum.
Department of Medical Imaging, Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100 Tz-You 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Jui-Sheng
JS
Hsu
Wan-Yi
WY
Kang
Shah-Hwa
SH
Chou
Ming-Tsung
MT
Chuang
D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods