A solid anterior mediastinal mass.

You, Young Kyu; Ahn, Young Soo; Rha, Dong Jib; Kim, Do Jin; Lee, Sang Moo; Kim, Hyeon Tae; Uh, Soo Taek; Kim, Yong Hoon; Park, Choon Sik

doi:1993.40.6.747

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 40(6); 1993 > Article

Original Article

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1993;40(6):747-750.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1993.40.6.747 Published online December 1, 1993.

A solid anterior mediastinal mass.

Young Kyu You, Young Soo Ahn, Dong Jib Rha, Do Jin Kim, Sang Moo Lee, Hyeon Tae Kim, Soo Taek Uh, Yong Hoon Kim, Choon Sik Park

Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

A 51-year-old male was admitted due to mediastinal mass. Chest PA showed a 4 x 5 cm sized round mass on right lower paratracheal area. The chest computerized tomogram showed cystic mass located between superior vena cava and trachea. This cystic mass was composed of variable internal architecture with Hounsfield unit (HU) from -44.4 to + 25.5. The resected cystic mass revealed ectodermal, mesodermal. and endodermal structures. We report a case of anterior mediastinal cystic teratoma confirmed by open thoracotomy.

Key Words: Teratoma, Mediastinum