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Revista médica del Hospital General de México
versión On-line ISSN 2524-177Xversión impresa ISSN 0185-1063
Resumen
PINEDO-VEGA, Ángel D. et al. Pulmonary teratoma, an exceptional presentation: case report. Rev. med. Hosp. Gen. Méx. [online]. 2024, vol.87, suppl.1, pp.32-35. Epub 07-Mar-2025. ISSN 2524-177X. https://doi.org/10.24875/hgmx.23000038.
Introduction:
Teratomas are most frequently located in the thoracic anterior mediastinum.
Case presentation:
A 26-year-old female patient who was admitted after respiratory distress was protocolized with a tomography that reported data of cyst tumor involving the upper left pulmonary lobe, a thoracotomy and tumor resection were performed, the pathology report mentioning data from mature cystic teratoma. The presence of pulmonary teratoma has a few reports in the world literature, the thomography provides suggestive findings of cystic tumor and allows surgical planning for its resection.
Conclusion:
Pulmonary teratoma is a rare and infrequent entity, its finding requires surgical resection due to the risk of rupture and malignancy.
Palabras llave : Pulmonary teratoma; Mature teratoma; Pulmonary cyst tumor; Thoracotomy.
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