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Mature cystic teratoma in the anterior mediastinum containing a carcinoid.

Hsu JS, Kang WY, Chou SH, Chuang MT

Department of Medical Imaging, Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100 Tz-You 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, Republic of China.

Mature teratomas are common neoplasms in the anterior mediastinum. However, a primary carcinoid tumor occurring in a mature teratoma is extremely rare. To our knowledge, there are only 2 published articles in the literature to date reporting a mature cystic teratoma of the mediastinum containing a carcinoid. We herein report another case of primary carcinoid tumor arising from a mature cystic teratoma in the anterior mediastinum.

Published 15 March 2006 in J Thorac Imaging, 21(1): 60-2.
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