Aguilar-Alapisco K, Salazar-Hernández I, Ferreyro-Espinoza K, Monterrubio-Angéles KP, Flores-Calderón O, Ramírez-Castañeda S, Serrano-Loyola R, Guerrero-Avendaño GML

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ABSTRACT

Mediastinal teratomas are rare, generally benign. They are diagnosed in young people, occasionally in adults. They are mature, well differentiated, contain cystic or solid areas, or both, since they derive from more than one germ layer. They comprise 8 to 13% of all mediastinal tumors. 20% are malignant. We present the case of a 17-year-old male who started with a productive cough and dyspnea, a mediastinal tumor was confirmed. He was operated on with success. Superior vena cava and innominate vein were replaced by Dacron and PTFE grafts, respectively. A mature cystic teratoma was reported by histopathology.

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