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Case Reports
. 2019 May 9;2019(5):rjz136.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjz136. eCollection 2019 May.

Anterior mediastinal teratoma with pericardial effusion. Rare presentation

Moaath Al Smady  1 , Nurul Nadia Binti Zahari  1 , Noor Syahirah Binti Mohd Sahid  1 , Nurul Syuhada Binti Saparudin  1
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Case Reports

Anterior mediastinal teratoma with pericardial effusion. Rare presentation

Moaath Al Smady et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

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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Pre-operative chest X-ray.
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CT scan of the chest.
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