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Case Reports
. 2010 Jun;89(6):e46-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.03.023.

Asymptomatic intrapericardial mature teratoma

Michel Gonzalez  1 , Thorsten Krueger, Stephan C Schaefer, Hans-Beat Ris, Jean Y Perentes
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Case Reports

Asymptomatic intrapericardial mature teratoma

Michel Gonzalez et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jun.

Abstract

Benign mature teratomas are the most common type of germ cell tumors that arise in the anterior mediastinum. Intrapericardial teratomas are a rare manifestation of this tumor type, which are generally diagnosed during infancy because of the heart compression symptoms they produce. Here we report a rare case of intrapericardial mature teratoma that was incidentally discovered in an asymptomatic 51-year-old woman.

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