A Case of Death Secondary to Phrenic Nerve Palsy after Huge Mediastinal Teratoma Resection in Newborn

VernacularTitle:新生儿纵隔巨大畸胎瘤术后膈神经麻痹致死1例
Author: CHENG YUANDA ¹ ; AI YAN ; GAO YANG ; ZHANG CHUNFANG
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1. 中南大学湘雅医院胸外科
Keywords: Neonate; Mediastinum; Teratoma; Phrenic nerve palsy
From: Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer 2015;(8):526-528
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Neonatal teratomas, not common in clinical, are otfen some case reports, female more than male, most are benign. It can occur anywhere of body midline; sacrococcygeal teratoma is the most common and the second most frequent site of extragonadal teratomas is mediastinum. Benign is more commom and malignant is very rarely seen. Completely surgical resection is the main and effective treatment. hTis review reports a case of neonatal teratoma, which is complicated with a fatal phrenic nerve palsy atfer surgery.