title: A Giant Mature Cystic Teratoma Mimicking a Pleural Effusion.
abstract: The vast majority of teratomas originating from more than a single germ layer are benign. Often, such teratomas are initially asymptomatic. Later symptoms are caused by the weight per se of the teratoma and include chest pain, cough, dyspnea, and/or recurrent attacks of pneumonia. A mediastinal teratoma is treated by total surgical resection of the mass. Here, we report a case of giant mature cystic teratoma mimicking a pleural effusion in the thorax at the 7-month-old female patient with a symptom of persistent pulmonary infection and tachypnea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa Erman
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Dorterler
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Emin
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Boleken
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sezen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koçarslan