Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  1998 Nov;31(11):1116-1118.

Teratoma of the Pleura: A Case Report

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  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Collage of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Korea.

Abstract

Intrathoracic teratoma is mainly found on the anterior mediastinum. For teratoma of the pleura, one case was described. We have presented what we believe to be the first report of a teraroma of the pleura, which was mainly composed of neuroglial cells and was accompanied with lymph node metastasis.

Keyword

Teratoma; Pleura; Lymph node

MeSH Terms

Lymph Nodes
Mediastinum
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neuroglia
Pleura*
Teratoma*
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