Teratoma presenting as a cystic lesion on the chest wall - Case report

Soysal, O; Kutlu, R; Sarac, K; Aydin, A; Ozen, S

Teratoma presenting as a cystic lesion on the chest wall - Case report

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Soysal O., Kutlu R., Sarac K., Aydin A., Ozen S.

SCANDINAVIAN CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL, cilt.34, ss.543-544, 2000 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 34 Konu: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2000
Dergi Adı: SCANDINAVIAN CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.543-544

Özet

A 28-year-old woman presented with a rare case of chest-wall teratoma. Computed tomography of a cystic lesion located in the anterior chest wall revealed a hyperdense object with the appearance of a tooth. The cystic mass was totally excised via a chest-wall incision without thoracotomy, Pathologic examination showed a benign teratoma containing an immature tooth.