Ison David, Clarke Rachel, Black Teresa, Yung Marco, Kiev Jon
W V Med J. 2014 Nov-Dec;110(6):36-8.
Mediastinal masses are commonly found during the evaluation of other illnesses. During gynecologic evaluation for suspected endometriosis, a large asymptomatic intrathoracic mass was discovered in the patient presented. After pre-operative evaluation, the patient underwent thoracotomy with removal of a mature, cystic teratoma invading the pericardium. Invasion of the pericardium is rarely seen with these lesions. The diagnosis of teratoma is difficult to make based solely on radiologic or clinical findings and must be confirmed at pathology for final diagnosis.
纵隔肿块常在评估其他疾病时被发现。在对疑似子宫内膜异位症进行妇科评估期间，在该患者中发现了一个巨大的无症状胸腔内肿块。经过术前评估，患者接受了开胸手术，切除了一个侵犯心包的成熟囊性畸胎瘤。这些病变很少见侵犯心包的情况。畸胎瘤仅基于影像学或临床发现很难诊断，必须经病理证实才能最终确诊。
