Intrapericardial immature teratoma with pericardial effusion in a 4-month-old boy

• Main Authors: Teizaburo Mori (Author), Kazue Miyake (Author), Yumi Kudo (Author), Takuro Fujita (Author), Mai Kutsukake (Author), Yohei Yamada (Author), Kazunori Tahara (Author), Akihiro Fujino (Author), Ryoichi Kondo (Author), Yukihiro Kaneko (Author), Yuki Saito (Author), Keita Terashima (Author), Kimikazu Matsumoto (Author), Takako Yoshioka (Author), Yutaka Kanamori (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Intrapericardial teratoma is an extremely rare mediastinal teratoma that arises at the junction of the ascending aorta and right atrial appendage. The teratoma is often complicated by massive pericardial effusion that compresses the heart and lungs, leading to heart failure and/or respiratory distre...