title: Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic resection of a benign anterior mediastinal teratoma.
abstract: There is an emerging body of evidence to support robotic-assisted mediastinal surgery, particularly for thymectomy. We describe the case of a 42-year-old woman with a benign anterior mediastinal teratoma resected by robotic-assisted thoracoscopy. This case illustrates the use of robotic-assisted surgery in a less commonly encountered mass of the anterior mediastinum.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St, NW, Unit 1F, Washington, DC, 20010, USA. keith.d.mortman@medstar.net.
authors.forename: Keith D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Mortman
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St, NW, Unit 1F, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
authors.forename: Sara B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Chaffee
keywords: Mediastinal tumor; Robotics; Thoracoscopy/VATS