Intrapulmonary cystic teratoma mimicking malignant pulmonary neoplasm

Benign cystic teratoma of lung is an extremely rare tumour, which was first described in literature by Mohr in 1839. Intrapulmonary teratoma is thought to be a derivative of the third endo-dermal pharyngeal pouch, which is an anlage of the thymus. The authors present a rare case of mature cystic ter...

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Published inBMJ case reports Vol. 2012; no. aug14 1; p. bcr0220125770
Main Authors Sawant, Abhishek Chandrakant, Kandra, Ajay, Narra, Swapna Reddy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 14.08.2012
BMJ Publishing Group
SeriesRare disease
Subjects
Adult
Biopsy
Bronchoalveolar Lavage
Bronchoscopy
Chemotherapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Male
Ostomy
Other
Pneumonia
Pulmonary arteries
Rare Disease
Teratoma - diagnosis
Teratoma - pathology
Teratoma - surgery
Thoracotomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors
USA/Canada
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Summary:Benign cystic teratoma of lung is an extremely rare tumour, which was first described in literature by Mohr in 1839. Intrapulmonary teratoma is thought to be a derivative of the third endo-dermal pharyngeal pouch, which is an anlage of the thymus. The authors present a rare case of mature cystic teratoma in a young male involving the right upper lobe of the lung. Diagnosis is often missed and patients are treated for various infectious conditions. Treatment is complete resection for both benign and malignant teratomas and carries excellent prognosis. Benign cystic teratoma, if not excised may cause grave complications like life-threatening haemoptysis or malignant transformation with metastatic disease.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.02.2012.5770