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Traumatic Rupture of A Posterior Mediastinal Teratoma following Motor-Vehicle Accident
Joint Authors
Bell, Christopher
Domingo, Fernando
Miller, Ashley D.
Smith, Jeremiah S.
Headrick, James R.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report a case of a posterior mediastinal mature cystic teratoma with rupture secondary to blunt chest trauma in a 20-year-old male involved in a motor-vehicle accident.
Initial treatment was guided by Advanced Trauma Life Support and a tube thoracostomy was performed for presumed hemothorax.
The heterogeneous collection within the thoracic cavity was discovered to be the result of a ruptured cystic mass.
Pathologic findings confirmed the mass consistent with a mature cystic teratoma.
As mediastinal teratomas are most commonly described arising from the anterior mediastinum, the posterior location of the teratoma described in this report is exceedingly rare.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bell, Christopher& Domingo, Fernando& Miller, Ashley D.& Smith, Jeremiah S.& Headrick, James R.. 2016. Traumatic Rupture of A Posterior Mediastinal Teratoma following Motor-Vehicle Accident. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102839
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bell, Christopher…[et al.]. Traumatic Rupture of A Posterior Mediastinal Teratoma following Motor-Vehicle Accident. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102839
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bell, Christopher& Domingo, Fernando& Miller, Ashley D.& Smith, Jeremiah S.& Headrick, James R.. Traumatic Rupture of A Posterior Mediastinal Teratoma following Motor-Vehicle Accident. Case Reports in Surgery. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102839
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102839