Giant teratocarcinoma of anterosuperior mediastinum

Authors

  • Gustavo de J. Bermúdez Yera
  • Nazaret Argueta Cáceres
  • Ernesto Chaljub Bravo
  • Rodolfo Morales Valdés

Abstract

Germ cell tumors are not so frequent; among them, teratomas are most common in the mediastinal location. Teratomas in young men are usually malignant (teratocarcinoma), with a gender ratio of 13.5:1, and an average age of 26 years. We describe the evolution of a 19-year-old man with a mediastinal tumor, with pulmonary metastases and intracardiac infiltration, successfully removed; whose most frequent symptoms were: dyspnea, retrosternal pain, fever, cough, weight loss and superior vena cava syndrome. The diagnosis was made by chest x-ray and computed tomography. Total removal of the tumor and metastases was achieved, as well as the intracardiac tumor, with tricuspid valve repair. The patient had a satisfactory outcome during the first follow-up year.

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Published

2019-01-03

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Bermúdez Yera G de J, Argueta Cáceres N, Chaljub Bravo E, Morales Valdés R. Giant teratocarcinoma of anterosuperior mediastinum. CorSalud [Internet]. 2019 Jan. 3 [cited 2025 Jun. 23];11(1):66-9. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/439

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2019)

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CASE REPORTS

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