Abstract
Background
Teratomas are congenital tumours derived from more than one germ cell line. They commonly present as gonadal tumours. The mediastinum is a common extragonadal site. Pulmonary teratomas are a rare entity.
Case report
We report the case of an 11-month-old child presenting with severe respiratory distress and a huge mass occupying almost the entire right hemithorax.USG chest and CT scanning of the thorax along with CT-guided FNAC favoured the diagnosis of teratoma.
Results
The mass was resected through a right posterolateral thoracotomy and the patient was discharged on the 10th postoperative day following an uneventful recovery. The histopathological report confirmed it to be a teratoma.
Conclusion
Early diagnosis is sometimes difficult, but CT and FNAC can often prove helpful. Early surgical resection gives a good result. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a giant intra-pulmonary teratoma in an infant.
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Abbreviations
- USG:
-
Ultrasonography
- CT:
-
Computed tomography
- SOL:
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Space-occupying lesion
- FNAC:
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Fine needle aspiration cytology
- HCG:
-
Human chorionic gonadotropin
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Saha, T.K., Roy, A., Chattopadhyay, A. et al. Giant intrapulmonary teratoma in an infant. Hellenic J Surg 87, 185–187 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13126-015-0205-6
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