J Korean Soc Radiol.
2009 Oct;61(4):237-240. 10.3348/jksr.2009.61.4.237.
Ruptured Mediastinal Benign Teratoma with Focal Emphysema: A Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea. ytokim@schca.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
- KMID: 2209022
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2009.61.4.237
Abstract
- We present a case of intraparenchymal rupture of a mediastinal benign teratoma with focal emphysema in a 20-year-old woman. We describe the imaging and histological findings and we review the literature to explain the relationship between a benign teratoma and emphysema.
