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Teratoma during Pregnancy with Positive Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors and Elevated Ca19-9 Antigen Levels
Joint Authors
Yaman, Ertan
Kanlıoğlu Kuman, Nilgün
Meteoglu, Ibrahim
Çokpınar, Salih
Karadag, Fisun
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We present a 27-year-old female patient admitted with an anterior mediastinal mass.
She complained of chest discomfort and hemoptysis which began seven months prior.
She had given birth five months prior.
Thoracic X-ray showed an anterior mediastinal mass.
Thorax computed tomography (CT) confirmed a well-defined anterior mediastinal mass with 13×12 cm diameter, extending to the right hemithorax.
It was composed of cystic spaces and discrete areas like soft tissue and fat.
Serum Ca 19-9 level was elevated.
CT features were consistent with a mature teratoma.
During median sternotomy, the tumor revealed adhesions to the right lung and the right subclavian artery.
Histologically, the tumor was diagnosed as a mature teratoma.
Estrogen and progesterone receptors were detected to be positive in the resected tissue.
We conclude that alterations in hormone levels during pregnancy might be the cause of rapid tumor growth which leads to hemoptysis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kanlıoğlu Kuman, Nilgün& Çokpınar, Salih& Yaman, Ertan& Meteoglu, Ibrahim& Karadag, Fisun. 2012. Teratoma during Pregnancy with Positive Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors and Elevated Ca19-9 Antigen Levels. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kanlıoğlu Kuman, Nilgün…[et al.]. Teratoma during Pregnancy with Positive Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors and Elevated Ca19-9 Antigen Levels. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512400
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kanlıoğlu Kuman, Nilgün& Çokpınar, Salih& Yaman, Ertan& Meteoglu, Ibrahim& Karadag, Fisun. Teratoma during Pregnancy with Positive Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors and Elevated Ca19-9 Antigen Levels. Case Reports in Surgery. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512400
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-512400