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Case of the Day
Case of the Day
A 24 year old woman, known to have an anterior mediastinal teratoma. presented with breathlessness since 15 days.
A 24 year old woman, known to have an anterior mediastinal teratoma. presented with breathlessness since 15 days.
Contrast enhanced CT scan of the thorax shows a large, well-defined, heterogeneous, peripherally enhancing cystic-solid lesion in left anterior, superior mediastinum measuring approximately 9x7x8.5 cm. There are areas of macroscopic fat and large coarse calcifications within the lesion. There is a 5 cm wide defect in its wall along the inferior aspect with rupture into the left pleural cavity and left lung. The left lung is collapsed.
Contrast enhanced CT scan of the thorax shows a large, well-defined, heterogeneous, peripherally enhancing cystic-solid lesion in left anterior, superior mediastinum measuring approximately 9x7x8.5 cm. There are areas of macroscopic fat and large coarse calcifications within the lesion. There is a 5 cm wide defect in its wall along the inferior aspect with rupture into the left pleural cavity and left lung. The left lung is collapsed.
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