Cystic Neck Mass in an Adult: Unusual Manifestation of a Mediastinal Mature Teratoma
You Jin Lee,
Yeon Joo Jeong,
Hee Bum Suh,
Hak Jin Kim,
Byung Ju Lee,
Ho Seok I,
Jieun Roh,
Jeong A Yeom
Affiliations
You Jin Lee
Department of Radiology, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
Yeon Joo Jeong
Department of Radiology, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
Hee Bum Suh
Department of Radiology, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
Hak Jin Kim
Department of Radiology, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
Byung Ju Lee
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
Ho Seok I
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
Jieun Roh
Department of Radiology, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
Jeong A Yeom
Department of Radiology, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
Anterior mediastinal teratomas are congenital tumors containing derivatives of all three germ layers. They usually grow slowly and are often detected incidentally by imaging studies. We describe the case of a 38-year-old man with an anterior mediastinal teratoma extending to the anterior neck, which resulted in a cystic neck mass.
