title: Mediastinal teratoma and trichoptysis.
abstract: We report the case of a 22-year-old woman suffering from mature mediastinal teratoma, revealed by trichoptysis, which is an exceptional, but pathognomonic symptom of intrathoracic teratomas. Only eight cases of trichoptysis are reported, none of them involved a mediastinal localization. We present the endoscopic and radiologic presentation, its surgical management, and histologic particularities.
authors: Department of Pneumology, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. nicolas.guibert@hotmail.fr
authors: Nicolas
authors: N
authors: Guibert
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Attias
authors: Sandrine
authors: S
authors: Pontier
authors: Jean
authors: J
authors: Berjaud
authors: Virginie
authors: V
authors: Lavialle-Guillautreau
authors: Alain
authors: A
authors: Didier
mesh_terms: D001630:Bezoars / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008482:Mediastinum; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult