Large mediastinal teratoma associated with severe pleural pericardial stroke due to perforation of both structures

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 t...

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Main Authors: Carlos Manuel Angulo Elers (Author), Sorangel Bolaños Vaillant (Author), Emilio Urgellés Angulo (Author)
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Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: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.
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