Mature teratoma with aspergilloma

Intrapulmonary teratoma misdiagnosed as aspergilloma

A 52-year-old woman presented complaining of intermittent episodes of hemoptysis for over 40 years. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed a cavitary lesion (5.5 × 5.3 cm) in the left upper lobe with heterogeneous components. The radiologic manifestations hinted a fungus ball (Fig 1a). Bronchoscopic biopsy and bronchoalveolar lavage failed to identify tumor cells or pathogens. A serum tuberculos...

mature cystic renal teratoma

teratomas are rare germline tumors that originate from one or more embryonic germ cell layers. teratoma of the kidney is extremely rare, and less than 30 cases of primary intrarenal teratomas have been published to date. we report the main radiologic features of an unusual case of mature cystic teratoma arising from the left kidney in a two-year-old boy. a left-sided abdominal mass was detected...

Retroperitoneal benign mature teratoma.

Mature Cystic Renal Teratoma

Teratomas are rare germline tumors that originate from one or more embryonic germ cell layers. Teratoma of the kidney is extremely rare, and less than 30 cases of primary intrarenal teratomas have been published to date. We report the main radiologic features of an unusual case of mature cystic teratoma arising from the left kidney in a two-year-old boy. A left-sided abdominal mass was detected...

Intrapulmonary mature Teratoma

Intrapulmonary teratoma is reported in a 22-year-old male. A chest X-ray in a physical examination showed a round shadow in the left hilum of a 22-year-old man who, on admission, reported slight malaise and a decrease in body weight. Computed tomographic scan and magnetic resonance imaging of the chest showed a heterogeneously dense cystic lesion. The preoperative diagnosis was anterior mediast...