Open AccessMature teratoma with aspergilloma
Author(s) -
Abebe Bezabih,
Asfaw Atnafu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
east and central african journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2073-9990
pISSN - 1024-297X
DOI - 10.4314/ecajs.v23i3.6
Subject(s) - aspergilloma , medicine , germ cell tumors , mature teratoma , presentation (obstetrics) , teratoma , lung , pathology , radiology , surgery , chemotherapy
Mediastinal mature teratomas are benign germ cell tumors which rarely involve the lung, but when they involve the lung they can cavitate. Aspergilloma developing in a mature teratoma is extremely rare, and according to our English literature search, there is only one previously reported case. We report a 21-year-old female who presented with cough and foul-smelling sputum. investigations revealed an intrathoracic mass, which intraoperatively and upon subsequent histological exam was found to be a mature mediastinal teratoma involving the lung and associated with an aspergilloma. Reporting our case will add to the understanding of this rare presentation of mediastinal mature teratomas. Keywords: mature teratoma; aspergilloma; surgical treatment