Successful thoracoscopic removal of a giant teratoma following extraction of cystic conponents: A case report | Zendy

Miyauchi Yoshihiro | Zendy; Matsubara Hirochika | Zendy; Uchida Tsuyoshi | Zendy; Matsuoka Hiroyasu | Zendy; Ichihara Tomofumi | Zendy; Matsumoto Masahiko | Zendy

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Successful thoracoscopic removal of a giant teratoma following extraction of cystic conponents: A case report

Author(s) -

Miyauchi Yoshihiro,

Matsubara Hirochika,

Uchida Tsuyoshi,

Matsuoka Hiroyasu,

Ichihara Tomofumi,

Matsumoto Masahiko

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

asian journal of endoscopic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372

H-Index - 18

eISSN - 1758-5910

pISSN - 1758-5902

DOI - 10.1111/ases.12067

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , thoracotomy , teratoma , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , mediastinum , thoracoscopy

Video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery is a type of minimal‐access surgery. The nature of the surgery means that there are limitations on the size of a tumor that can be removed through an access incision. Herein, we report our experience removing a giant teratoma (16 × 14 × 13 cm in size) from the anterior mediastinum of a young girl. We employed video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery to remove the teratoma through a mini‐thoracotomy following the extraction of the cystic components.

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