Unusual giant multilocular thymic cyst with mature teratoma including a carcinoid component in the mediastinum

Unusual giant multilocular thymic cyst with mature teratoma including a carcinoid component in the mediastinum

Abstract Background Teratoma is the second most common mediastinal neoplasm, but malignant transformation in mature teratomas is uncommon, and cases of carcinoid tumor with teratoma are described in only a few studies. In addition, multilocular thymic cyst associated with mature mediastinal teratoma...

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Main Authors: Takehiko Manabe, Kenta Kajiyama, Takashi Iwanami, Takeshi Hanagiri, Tatsuhiko Sako
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-01-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Thymic cyst
Teratoma
Carcinoid tumor
Mediastinal tumor
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01373-1

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