A Large Mediastinal Immature Teratoma Presenting with Life Threatening Respiratory Distress in a Newborn

MUTLU M., KURUCU N., ASLAN Y., SAYGIN B., SARIHAN H., ERSÖZ Ş.

HONG KONG JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS, cilt.16, sa.2, ss.125-127, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: HONG KONG JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.125-127
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 42-hour-old male newborn was referred to our hospital with the complaints of life-threatening respiratory distress. A large mass was observed on posterior-anterior chest radiography. A 10 x 10 cm mass was completely excised from the anterior mediastinum and right hemitorax via right thoracotomy. Histopathologic examination of the mass revealed as immature teratoma. Mediastinal immature teratoma may cause life threatening respiratory obstruction and must be promptly diagnosed and treated.