Open AccessGiant Intrapulmonary Teratoma: A Rare Case
Author(s) -
Rayees Ahmad Dar,
Majid Mushtaque,
Sabiya Hamid Wani,
R Malik
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
case reports in pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6846
pISSN - 2090-6854
DOI - 10.1155/2011/298653
Subject(s) - lung , medicine , teratoma , germ cell tumors , pathology , left lung , lobe , anatomy , surgery , chemotherapy
Teratomas are tumors composed of tissues derived from more than one germ cell line. Pulmonary teratomas are rare and commonly involve the upper lobe of the left lung. Criteria for pulmonary origin are the exclusion of a gonadal or other extragonadal primary site and origin entirely within the lung. We report a case of a giant pulmonary teratoma in a 2-year-old male child and review the relevant literature.
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