A case of mediastinal mature cystic teratoma (dermoid cyst) presenting with respiratory failure requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation

A 22-year-old woman with fever, shortness of breath and chest pain

“…[ 1 ] Benign teratomas represent 3% to 12% of mediastinal tumors. [ 2 ] These tumors arise from primordial germ cells that fail to migrate to the gonads during embryonic development. [ 1 ] The first example of a mediastinal teratoma was described by J.…”