Naturally Occurring Mediastinal Teratoma with Malignant Transformation in an Adult Male.
- Author:
Ho Jin KIM
1
;
Hyeong Ryul KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea. Scena@dreamwiz.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mediastinal neoplasms;
Rhabdomyosarcoma;
Teratoma;
Teratoma with malignant transformation
- MeSH:
Adult;
Humans;
Male;
Mediastinal Neoplasms;
Mediastinum;
Rhabdomyosarcoma;
Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal;
Sternotomy;
Teratoma;
Thorax
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2013;46(4):305-308
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a rare case of rhabdomyosarcoma spontaneously arising in an anterior mediastinal teratoma in a 47-year-old male. The patient was found to have an anterior mediastinal mass on a chest X-ray, which was taken two months before his presentation to Asan Medical Center. A subsequent computed tomography scan revealed an 8.9x7.1x8.0 cm heterogeneous mass in the anterior mediastinum. He underwent an excision via median sternotomy. The histopathologic study identified a mature teratoma with embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma.
