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Salzillo, C.; Quaranta, A.; De Biasi, G.; Cazzato, G.; Serio, G.; Vimercati, A.; Nicolì, P.; Resta, L.; Marzullo, A. Mature Triphyllic Cystic Teratoma of the Posterior Mediastinum in a Fetus: A Case Report and Literature Review. Diseases2023, 11, 144.
Salzillo, C.; Quaranta, A.; De Biasi, G.; Cazzato, G.; Serio, G.; Vimercati, A.; Nicolì, P.; Resta, L.; Marzullo, A. Mature Triphyllic Cystic Teratoma of the Posterior Mediastinum in a Fetus: A Case Report and Literature Review. Diseases 2023, 11, 144.
Salzillo, C.; Quaranta, A.; De Biasi, G.; Cazzato, G.; Serio, G.; Vimercati, A.; Nicolì, P.; Resta, L.; Marzullo, A. Mature Triphyllic Cystic Teratoma of the Posterior Mediastinum in a Fetus: A Case Report and Literature Review. Diseases2023, 11, 144.
Salzillo, C.; Quaranta, A.; De Biasi, G.; Cazzato, G.; Serio, G.; Vimercati, A.; Nicolì, P.; Resta, L.; Marzullo, A. Mature Triphyllic Cystic Teratoma of the Posterior Mediastinum in a Fetus: A Case Report and Literature Review. Diseases 2023, 11, 144.
Abstract
A teratoma is a neoplasm composed of cell populations or tissues that remind, in their appearance, normal elements derived from at least two embryonic layers.
Fetal mature teratomas are normally benign, cystic, and typically occur along the midline, while they are rare in the posterior mediastinum.
Teratomas are frequently solitary, however they may sometimes be associated with other congenital anomalies and/or with chromosomal abnormalities. Clinically, they are often asymptomatic but can occasionally cause compression symptoms.
Prenatal diagnoses are uncommon and made with ultrasonography; differential diagnosis with other congenital conditions is mandatory.
We report the case of a 21 weeks of gestational age-old fetus with a Mature Triphyllic Fetal Cystic Teratoma, grade 0, located in the right posterior mediastinum.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Oncology and Oncogenics
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