title: Rapid growing huge teratoma: complete surgical resection.
abstract: We report successful total resection of a huge mediastinal teratoma. An 11-year-old male underwent chest computed tomography that revealed a 14-cm mediastinal mass occupying the right thoracic cavity. The mass was successfully removed without any postoperative postoperative complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju-si, Korea.
authors.forename: Dohun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju-si, Korea.
authors.forename: Si-Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju-si, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Myeon
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hong
keywords: Mediastinal mass; teratoma; thoracic surgery