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Giant mediastinal mature cystic teratoma| Rassegna di Patologia dell'Apparato Respiratorio
V. 39: Fascicolo 4 - Dicembre 2024
DOI: 10.36166/2531-4920-746
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Pubblicato: 2025-03-05
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Giant mediastinal mature cystic teratoma

 Department of Medical Specialities, Pulmonology Unit, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine – DIMES of the Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy; Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
Department of Radiology, GB Morgagni-L.Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
Department of Pathology, GB Morgagni-L.Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
Department of Medical Specialities, Pulmonology Unit, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna/Forlì-Ravenna Campus, Forlì, Italy
Department of Medical Specialities, Pulmonology Unit, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna/Forlì-Ravenna Campus, Forlì, Italy; Department of Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
mediastinal mass teratoma diagnosis

Abstract

A 44-year-old lifelong nonsmoker woman with progressive dyspnoea on exertion, dry cough, and morning neck swelling was referred to our Pulmonary Unit at GB Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy. Initial chest X-ray revealed a significantly enlarged mediastinum with an extensive bilobed opacity. The CT scan of the chest confirmed the presence of an anterior mediastinal mass compressing numerous mediastinal organs. The patient underwent thoracotomy, which allowed for the removal of the mass measuring 23×21×13 cm. The mass was diagnosed as mediastinal mature cystic teratoma.

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Simone Petrarulo

 Department of Medical Specialities, Pulmonology Unit, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy

Alice Bellini

Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine – DIMES of the Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy; Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy

Sara Piciucchi

Department of Radiology, GB Morgagni-L.Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy

Alessandra Dubini

Department of Pathology, GB Morgagni-L.Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy

Claudia Ravaglia

Department of Medical Specialities, Pulmonology Unit, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna/Forlì-Ravenna Campus, Forlì, Italy

Venerino Poletti

Department of Medical Specialities, Pulmonology Unit, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna/Forlì-Ravenna Campus, Forlì, Italy; Department of Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

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© Associazione Italiana Pneumologi Ospedalieri – Italian Thoracic Society (AIPO – ITS) , 2025

Come citare

Petrarulo, S., Bellini, A., Piciucchi, S., Dubini, A., Ravaglia, C., & Poletti, V. (2025). Giant mediastinal mature cystic teratoma. Rassegna Di Patologia dell’Apparato Respiratorio, 39(4), 197-199. https://doi.org/10.36166/2531-4920-746
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