Large mediastinal teratoma causing recurrent pericarditis (RCD code: VI)

Constrictive pericarditis presenting as a large mediastinal mass causing functional tricuspid and pulmonary stenosis.

Clinical Image: Mediastinal Teratoma

Volume 2, Issue 1, January-March, 2012. P a g e | 11 BRIEF HISTORY: A 26-year-old man was referred to the emergency department of our hospital following a car accident. The physical examination was unremarkable except reduced breath sounds over the left hemithorax. Results of blood serum tests were normal. Chest X-ray showed a huge space-occupying mass in almost half of the left hemithorax (Fig...

Mediastinal teratoma with malignant degeneration.

Here, we report the case of a patient with a slowly-progressing anterior mediastinal teratoma submitted to surgical resection. The anatomopathological examination of the sample revealed malignant degeneration to carcinoid tumor. Such evolution is very rare, and we have found only three related studies in the literature. We describe the clinicopathological features of the tumor and discuss the t...

Recurrent Pericarditis

It occurs in 15% to 32% of cases and the cause of the recurrence is usually unknown, although in some cases it may be traced to viral infection or may be a consequence of coronary artery bypass grafting1. The optimal method for prevention has not been fully established; accepted modalities include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids, colchicines, immunosuppressive agents, and ...

Congenital anterior mediastinal teratoma causing severe airway compression in a neonate.

To cite: Bekker A, Goussard P, Gie R, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-201205 DESCRIPTION A newborn, weighing 2200 g, was delivered through caesarean section, at 35 weeks gestational age, for fetal distress. No antenatal scan had been performed. The neonate presented with severe respiratory distress shortly after birth and requiring urg...