A rapidly growing mature mediastinal teratoma with a testicular epidermoid cyst and familial Mediterranean fever

Anterior mediastinal teratomas are common and are generally characterized as slow growing tumors. Very few reports documenting rapidly growing tumors exist. Here, we describe a case of a mature teratoma showing rapid growth in 1 year treated with complete surgical resection. Keywords: Mediastinal tu...

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Main Authors: Kenshiro Omura, Masayuki Nakao, Hironori Ninomiya, Naoya Iwamoto, Hiroki Ozawa, Yohei Kawaguchi, Yasuto Kondo, Junji Ichinose, Yosuke Matsuura, Sakae Okumura, Mingyon Mun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007119303387