A rapidly growing mature mediastinal teratoma with a testicular epidermoid cyst and familial Mediterranean fever

Kenshiro Omura; Masayuki Nakao; Hironori Ninomiya; Naoya Iwamoto; Hiroki Ozawa; Yohei Kawaguchi; Yasuto Kondo; Junji Ichinose; Yosuke Matsuura; Sakae Okumura; Mingyon Mun

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports (Jan 2020)

A rapidly growing mature mediastinal teratoma with a testicular epidermoid cyst and familial Mediterranean fever

Kenshiro Omura,
Masayuki Nakao,
Hironori Ninomiya,
Naoya Iwamoto,
Hiroki Ozawa,
Yohei Kawaguchi,
Yasuto Kondo,
Junji Ichinose,
Yosuke Matsuura,
Sakae Okumura,
Mingyon Mun

Affiliations

Kenshiro Omura: Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
Masayuki Nakao: Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Corresponding author. 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan.
Hironori Ninomiya: Division of Pathology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
Naoya Iwamoto: Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
Hiroki Ozawa: Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
Yohei Kawaguchi: Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
Yasuto Kondo: Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
Junji Ichinose: Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
Yosuke Matsuura: Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
Sakae Okumura: Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
Mingyon Mun: Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29

Abstract

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Anterior mediastinal teratomas are common and are generally characterized as slow growing tumors. Very few reports documenting rapidly growing tumors exist. Here, we describe a case of a mature teratoma showing rapid growth in 1 year treated with complete surgical resection. Keywords: Mediastinal tumor, Mature teratoma, Rapidly growing, Testicular epidermoid cyst, Familial Mediterranean fever

Published in Respiratory Medicine Case Reports

ISSN: 2213-0071 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
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