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Posterior mediastinal cystic teratoma surrounded by fat in a 13 month old boy

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A 13 month old boy had a large left sided posterior cystic mass initially thought to be in lung. MRI showed the cystic mass to be surrounded by fat. A benign mediastinal teratoma was removed

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  1. Babies Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, Department of Radiology, 10032, New York, New York, USA

    C. Ruzal-Shapiro, S. J. Abramson & W. E. Berdon

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Ruzal-Shapiro, C., Abramson, S.J. & Berdon, W.E. Posterior mediastinal cystic teratoma surrounded by fat in a 13 month old boy. Pediatr Radiol 20, 107–109 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02010651

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