title: [A Case of Death Secondary to Phrenic Nerve Palsy after Huge Mediastinal Teratoma  Resection in Newborn].
abstract: Neonatal teratomas, not common in clinical, are often some case reports, female more than male, most are benign. It can occur anywhere of body midline; sacrococcygeal teratoma is the most common and the second most frequent site of extragonadal teratomas is mediastinum. Benign is more commom and malignant is very rarely seen. Completely surgical resection is the main and effective treatment. This review reports a case of neonatal teratoma, which is complicated with a fatal phrenic nerve palsy after surgery.
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
authors: Yuanda
authors: Y
authors: Cheng
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Ai
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
authors: Yang
authors: Y
authors: Gao
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
authors: Chunfang
authors: C
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000601:surgery*