Large mediastinal teratoma associated with severe pleural pericardial stroke due to perforation of both structures
oleh: Carlos Manuel Angulo Elers, Sorangel Bolaños Vaillant, Emilio Urgellés Angulo
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| Diterbitkan: | Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas 2017-02-01 |
Deskripsi
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.