• Resp Care · Aug 2010

    Case Reports

    Mediastinal teratoma with pulmonary involvement presenting as massive hemoptysis in 2 patients.

    • Robert Fu-Chean Chen, Tzung-Hao Chang, Chi-Chu Chang, and Chun-Nin Lee.
    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, 111, Sec 3, Hsing-Long Road, Taipei, Taiwan. cvchen@wanfang.gov.tw
    • Resp Care. 2010 Aug 1; 55 (8): 1094-6.

    AbstractMassive hemoptysis is described in many disease processes. However, a mediastinal teratoma is rarely considered in a patient presenting with massive hemoptysis. Since a mediastinal teratoma has no specific symptoms, its definitive diagnosis is difficult before surgical intervention. Flexible bronchoscopy can be diagnostic in cases of a mediastinal teratoma with involvement of the bronchial tree. We report 2 cases of hemoptysis caused by mediastinal teratoma with bronchial communication.

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