Mediastinal Teratoma Mimicking Neurofibroma in CT-Guided Biopsy in a Patient With Neurofibromatosis Type 1.
| Autor: | Gkikas A; Thoracic Surgery, UCLH, London, GBR.; Thoracic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'Attikon' University Hospital, Athens, GRC., Mitsos S; Thoracic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'Attikon' University Hospital, Athens, GRC., Antonopoulos A; Thoracic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'Attikon' University Hospital, Athens, GRC., Korodimos N; Thoracic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'Attikon' University Hospital, Athens, GRC., Santaitidis E; Thoracic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'Attikon' University Hospital, Athens, GRC., Koufopoulos N; Pathology, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School of Athens, Athens, GRC., Gouloumis AR; Pathology, 2nd Department of Pathology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'Attikon' University Hospital, Athens, GRC., Tomos P; Thoracic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'Attikon' University Hospital, Athens, GRC. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2023 Mar 23; Vol. 15 (3), pp. e36562. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 23 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.36562 |
| Abstrakt: | Teratomas are a type of germ cell tumor that may contain several different types of tissue. Neurofibroma is a benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor with the plexiform type being pathognomonic for neurofibromatosis type 1. We report a case of a 33-year-old woman with a background of Neurofibromatosis type 1 who presented with left-sided chest pain and shortness of breath. She was diagnosed with a large mediastinal mass which was confirmed from a CT-guided biopsy as neurofibroma. Following a multidisciplinary team discussion, she underwent mediastinal mass resection and the final histopathology report revealed mediastinal mature teratoma. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2023, Gkikas et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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