title: Immature mediastinal teratoma--a rare pathology.
abstract: A 9 year old female presented with 8 months history of right sided chest pain and respiratory distress. Chest X-ray revealed a large anterior mediastinal mass. Histopathology of the mass revealed features of an immature teratoma. The case is being presented because of its rare occurrence in the mediastinum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, N.R.S.M.C.H, Kolkata.
authors.forename: Jayati
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: Prabir Chandra
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Sudipta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
authors.forename: Sudipta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
authors.forename: Ranu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sarkar
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery