Spontaneous rupture of benign mediastinal teratoma: A report of two cases

Benign mediastinal teratomas are commonly asymptomatic and seldom cause complications. Spontaneous rupture into the pleura is rare and cross-sectional imaging is crucial in its early detection and planning a proper surgical approach. We report two cases of spontaneous pulmonary and pleural rupture o...

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Autores principales: Madhusudhan, K. S., Sharma, Raju, Gadodia, Ankur, Kumar, Arvind
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3439789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22988355
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-5851.99750
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Sumario:Benign mediastinal teratomas are commonly asymptomatic and seldom cause complications. Spontaneous rupture into the pleura is rare and cross-sectional imaging is crucial in its early detection and planning a proper surgical approach. We report two cases of spontaneous pulmonary and pleural rupture of benign mediastinal teratoma and discuss the imaging appearances.

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