Large mediastinal teratoma associated with severe pleural pericardial stroke due to perforation of both structures
The case report of a 21 years patient is presented who is admitted in the Cardiology Service of "Saturnino Lora Torres"TeachingClinicalSurgicalProvincialHospitaldue to acute pericarditis of torpid course. When the computerized axial tomography of the mediastinal cavity was carried out, a t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas
2017-02-01
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| Series: | Medisan |
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| Online Access: | http://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/1280 |
| Summary: | The case report of a 21 years patient is presented who is admitted in the Cardiology Service of "Saturnino Lora Torres"TeachingClinicalSurgicalProvincialHospitaldue to acute pericarditis of torpid course. When the computerized axial tomography of the mediastinal cavity was carried out, a teratoma associated with severe pleural pericardial stroke due to rupture of both structures was diagnosed. He was treated with extracorporeal circulation and the histologic diagnosis was confirmed. |
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| ISSN: | 1029-3019 |