title: Mediastinal mature teratoma with complex rupture into the lung, bronchus and skin: a case report.
abstract: Mature teratoma is the most common primary germ cell tumor in the mediastinum. On rare occasions, cystic teratomas rupture in adjacent structures, such as pleural space, pericardium, lung or tracheobronchial tree. We present a case of a mediastinal mature cystic teratoma in 16-year-old female with complex rupture into the lung, bronchus and skin. Mature mediastinal teratoma fistulized to the skin has not been previously described.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of medicine and pharmacy, Sidi Mohamed Benabdellah University, 30006 Fès Sidi Brahim, BP 5552, Fès, Morocco.
authors.forename: Mounia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Serraj
authors.forename: Marouane
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lakranbi
authors.forename: Jamal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ghalimi
authors.forename: Yassine
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ouadnouni
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smahi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed