Intrapulmonary teratoma: Report of a case and review of literature.
Intrapulmonary teratomas are rare tumors that are presumed to develop in association with mediastinal teratomas. This report describes the management of a rare case of a benign cystic intrapulmonary teratoma in the left upper lobe in a 26-year-old lady, which was successfully treated by lobectomy, with no recurrence after 4 years of follow-up.
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India kalloldb@yahoo.com.
Kallol
K
Dasbaksi
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Suranjan
S
Haldar
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Kaushik
K
Mukherjee
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Ushnish
U
Chakraborty
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Pinaki
P
Majumdar
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Plaban
P
Mukherjee
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Dermoid cyst; lung neoplasms; pneumonectomy; teratoma