Life-Threatening Mediastinal Teratoma of Infant Requiring Emergency Surgical Removal
Background Teratoma is a tumor derived from fetal germ cells with aberrant differentiation. Case Description A 3-month-old infant with a mediastinal tumor was referred to our heart center. She presented with progressive dyspnea, cyanosis, and the need to be manually ventilated. The comput...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2022-01-01
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| Series: | The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1726350 |