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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1994;37(1):129-134. Published online January 15, 1994.

A Case of Immature Intrapericardial Teratoma

Hea Young HY Shin¹, Won Kju WK Choe¹, Hae Yong HY Lee¹, Chong Kook CK Lee¹, Keun Chang KC Song², Soon Hee SH Jung²

¹Department of Thoracic and Cardiocascular Surgery, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
²Department of Pathology, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea

Abstract

This paper describles a case of intrapericardial teratoma in a 20-day-old female neonate, who suffered from cyanosis and respiratory difficulty. She was evaluated by echocardiography, chest CT and MRI, the suspected intrapericardial mass was identified and surgically removed. The postoperative diagnosis was intrapericardial teratoma, grade II. This case is reported with brief review of some related literature.

Keywords :Intrapericardial teratoma