Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
1998 Nov;31(11):1116-1118.
Teratoma of the Pleura: A Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Collage of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Korea.
Abstract
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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.