Open AccessMediastinal cystic teratoma masquerading as a hydatid cyst
Author(s) -
David Wynne Williams,
Fang Zhou,
Max Grovenburg,
Mikhail Vaynblat
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2020-234755
Subject(s) - medicine , hydatid cyst , radiology , cyst , teratoma , echinococcosis , general surgery , pathology
A case is presented in which a preoperatively diagnosed hydatid cyst was found to be a mature cystic teratoma on pathological examination. Diagnostic dilemmas surrounding each disease are discussed.