Posterior Mediastinal Mature Teratoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Sani Rabiou, Jamal Ghalimi, Marwane Lakranbi, Yassine Ouadnouni, Mohamed Smahi

Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hos-pital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Sidi Mohamed Benabdellah University, Fez, Morocco.

DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2014.33030                

Abstract

Mediastinal mature teratoma is the most common form of germ cell tumors, often located in the anterior mediastinum. A posterior mediastinum location has rarely been described. We report a case of a posterior mediastinal mature teratoma in a 37-year-old patient and a literature review, through which we describe the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties inherent in this particular location of these tumors.

Keywords

Posterior Mediastinal Mature Teratoma; Computed Tomography; Surgery

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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