Spontaneous rupture of mediastinal cystic teratoma into the pleural cavity: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 221-227

  Matsubara, Kousaku ^a   Aoki, Minoru ^a   Okumura, Norihito ^a   Menju, Toshi ^a   Nigami, Hiroyuki ^a   Harigaya, Hidekazu ^a   Baba, Kunizo ^a  

^a NISHI KOBE MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Mediastinal teratoma; Pleural effusion; Spontaneous rupture; Tumor marker

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST RUPTURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM CYST; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCHOOL CHILD; TERATOMA; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CA-125 ANTIGEN; CA-19-9 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; PLEURA; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TERATOMA;

EID: 0035070673     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010151114921     Document Type: Article

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