Mediastinal teratoma: A case report with review of literature

Dhond, Amira Prakash; Agrawal, Stuti O; Sirmukaddam, Swapnil V; Srinath, Sudhamani; Roplekar, Prakash; Desai, Prathmesh

doi:10.4103/0974-5009.175469

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“…The latest renal teratoma was described by Balanji et al in 2018 where they found a mature teratoma within the renal pelvis [7] . The most common location for teratomas are as follows: 40% in sacrococcygeal region, 25% in ovary, 18% in mediastinum and neck, 12% in testis, and 5% in brain tissues [5 , 8] . Its occurrence is considered less than 5% in the abdomen [5] .…”

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Intrarenal teratoma within a horseshoe kidney—A case report

Hamidi

Foladi

2020

Radiology Case Reports

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Teratomas commonly occur within ovaries, sacrococcygeal regions, testis, mediastinum, and intracranial regions. One of the rare sites for this tumor includes kidneys. Renal anomalies such as horseshoe kidneys with teratoma are one of the extremely rare presentations. The authors present a case of a large teratoma within a horseshoe kidney in an 8-year-old girl whose main clinical manifestation was abdominal distension. Intrarenal teratoma within horseshoe kidneys is a rare and interesting clinical entity that would require an appropriate therapeutic approach to salvage the kidneys and remove the mass.

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Intrarenal teratoma within a horseshoe kidney—A case report

Hamidi

Foladi

2020

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“…The accepted theory is that they arise from an error in migration of a multipotent germ cell along the urogenital ridge to the gonad during early embryogenesis [2]. The most common reported site for extragonadal teratoma is the anterior mediastinum [3]. Histologically, it is classified as mature; immature; teratoma with malignant transformation; seminoma; and nonseminoma.…”

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Anterior mediastinal teratoma with pericardial effusion. Rare presentation

Smady

Zahari

Sahid

et al. 2019

Journal of Surgical Case Reports

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Mediastinal teratoma is an uncommon finding in the pediatric age group, accounting for only 7–11% of extragonadal teratomas. Rarely, the tumor can rupture and erode into the pericardium or pleural space. However, pericardial effusion due to rupture is infrequent. We report a case of such a rare presentation in a 10-year-old young female. The patient underwent a mediastinal tumor excision. Histopathology revealed that there was ruptured mature cystic teratoma with inflammatory reaction. Numerous cases of mediastinal teratoma with pericardial effusion have been reported but only few have been presented in the pediatric age group.

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“…Virchow introduced the word teratoma [1] as terato which means monster and oncoma which means swelling [2]. The attention-grabbing perspective of teratomas comes from their unclear origin, strange appearing in a microscope, and their random behavior [2]. Teratomas were defined as true tumors consisting of tissues nonnative to the part of the body in which they are developed (1953 by Willis) [1].…”

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CT features of mature teratoma in the mediastinum of two young adults—a report of two cases

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Farzam

Rahil

et al. 2020

Egypt J Radiol Nucl Med

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Background Germ cell tumors prefer gonadal regions, but they can be expected in extragonadal sites such as the anterior mediastinum, which is the commonly involved region after gonads. Amongst germ cell tumors, teratomas are the rarer subtypes which develop in the anterior mediastinum. Case presentation The authors present two adult patients, a male and a female, both complaining of chronic chest pain and cough. Chest CT scans were performed revealing characteristic CT features of mature teratomas in the anterior mediastinum which were extending to the superior mediastinum in both patients. Conclusion Germ cell tumors are involving the mediastinum; however, amongst all germ cell tumors, teratoma is the least common type arising in the mediastinum, and a chest CT scan considered the imaging investigation of choice. Surgery is the best option and patients may have a very good prognosis.

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Mediastinal teratoma: A case report with review of literature

Cited by 17 publications

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Intrarenal teratoma within a horseshoe kidney—A case report

Intrarenal teratoma within a horseshoe kidney—A case report

Anterior mediastinal teratoma with pericardial effusion. Rare presentation

CT features of mature teratoma in the mediastinum of two young adults—a report of two cases

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