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Case Reports
. 2011 Jul;92(1):351-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.036.

Mediastinal teratoma and trichoptysis

Nicolas Guibert  1 , David Attias, Sandrine Pontier, Jean Berjaud, Virginie Lavialle-Guillautreau, Alain Didier
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Case Reports

Mediastinal teratoma and trichoptysis

Nicolas Guibert et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

We report the case of a 22-year-old woman suffering from mature mediastinal teratoma, revealed by trichoptysis, which is an exceptional, but pathognomonic symptom of intrathoracic teratomas. Only eight cases of trichoptysis are reported, none of them involved a mediastinal localization. We present the endoscopic and radiologic presentation, its surgical management, and histologic particularities.

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