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Review
. 2013 Jan-Mar;55(1):39-41.

Adenocarcinoma (somatic-type malignancy) in mature teratoma of anterior mediastinum

Nidhi Paliwal  1 , Kumud Gupta, R K Dewan, Shalini Mullick
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  • PMID: 23798089
Review

Adenocarcinoma (somatic-type malignancy) in mature teratoma of anterior mediastinum

Nidhi Paliwal et al. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2013 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

Mature teratoma is a common anterior mediastinal tumour. However, occurrence of transformed malignant component within it is very rare. We report a case of a 32-year-old female presenting with dry cough and chest pain. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed a large thin-walled cystic lesion measuring 11.4 cm x 10.6 cm x 10.0 cm in the anterior mediastinum. Right postero-lateral thoracotomy was performed and the tumour was completely excised. Histopathological examination of the excised specimen was suggestive of mature teratoma with transformed malignant component, adenocarcinoma (somatic-type malignancy).

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