title: [Cervico-mediastinal teratoma. A case report and review of the liberature].
abstract: Cervical teratomas are very rare tumors. Actually, most of the times they appear as a cervical extension of a mediastinal teratoma due or to intracystic haemorrhage and/or a higher content of pancreatic tissue. Progressive growth and compression on adjacent organs, as the tracheo-bronchial tract in our case, can be the arising symptoms that determine hospital admission of the patient. Histologically, they are classified as mature, benign in 95% of cases, immature and malignant tranformation. Complete surgical removal is the elective treatment. We report a rare case with significant respiratory symptoms due to extrinsic compression and a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: U.O.C. di Chirurgia d'urgenza.
authors.forename: Irnerio Angelo
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Muttillo
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maceli
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giacovazzo
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luzzatto
authors.forename: Romina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruzzetti
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cortese
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lanzi
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*