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Case Reports
. 2021 Jun 10;9(6):e04139.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4139. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Mediastinal cystic teratoma misdiagnosed as pleural tuberculosis: A case report and review of 53 cases revealed by pleural effusion

Patrick D M C Katoto  1   2 , Liliane N Byamungu  3   4
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Mediastinal cystic teratoma misdiagnosed as pleural tuberculosis: A case report and review of 53 cases revealed by pleural effusion

Patrick D M C Katoto et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Mediastinal teratoma (MT) can be misdiagnosed for a long period and revealed by fatal pleural effusion at any age. In high burden tuberculosis settings, it is important to consider MT for extra-pulmonary tuberculosis not responding to medical treatment.

Keywords: dysembryoma; extra‐pulmonary tuberculosis; low‐income setting; thorax.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Flow Chart Diagram of literature search of cases presenting a mature teratoma with pleural effusion through Medline between May 2017 and November 2017
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Chest X‐ray and CT Scan: a 15‐y‐old girl presenting with a large teratoma expressed by pleural effusion in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
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