Open Access“Deceiving appearances”: intrapulmonary teratoma—a diagnostic challenge
Author(s) -
Rafael Jiménez García,
Patricia Del Rosario Compén Chang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery/indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 0973-7723
pISSN - 0970-9134
DOI - 10.1007/s12055-018-0648-9
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiothoracic surgery , cardiac surgery , teratoma , radiology , lung , mature teratoma , computed tomography , radiography , soft tissue , surgery
Intrapulmonary teratoma is a rare and little-known disease. The present case was that of an adolescent with recurrent cough and haemoptysis. Chest radiography revealed a mass on the left lung base, and computed tomography (CT) indicated a heterogeneous tumour with a fluid component, soft parts, fat, and calcifications in the left upper lobe. Upper left lobectomy was performed; histopathological findings confirmed a mature pulmonary teratoma.