Asymptomatic intrapericardial mature teratoma.
Benign mature teratomas are the most common type of germ cell tumors that arise in the anterior mediastinum. Intrapericardial teratomas are a rare manifestation of this tumor type, which are generally diagnosed during infancy because of the heart compression symptoms they produce. Here we report a rare case of intrapericardial mature teratoma that was incidentally discovered in an asymptomatic 51-year-old woman.
Gonzalez
Michel
M
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland. Michel.Gonzalez@chuv.ch
Krueger
Thorsten
T
Schaefer
Stephan C
SC
Ris
Hans-Beat
HB
Perentes
Jean Y
JY
D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis*