A case of intrapulmonary teratoma with massive hemoptysis

Celalettin İbrahim Kocatürk¹, Esin Yentürk², Nur Ürer³, Mithat Fazlıoğlu¹, Ayşe Gül Çevik¹, Nezihe Alkan², Mehmet Ali Bedirhan¹, Esin Tuncay²

¹Yedikule Göğüs Hastalıkları ve Göğüs Cerrahisi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Kliniği, İstanbul
²Yedikule Göğüs Hastalıkları ve Göğüs Cerrahisi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul
³Yedikule Göğüs Hastalıkları ve Göğüs Cerrahisi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Patoloji Kliniği, İstanbul

Teratoma, unlike mediastinal localization, is quite rare in the lung parenchyma. A 40-year-old male patient presented with complaints of cough and hemoptysis. Computed tomography of the thorax revealed a mass, 7.5 cm in diameter, with densely calcified foci, extending from the left pulmonary hilus to the lower lobe. Diaphragmatic resection and left lower lobectomy were performed. Pathological diagnosis was endobronchial solid massive teratoma.

Keywords : Hemoptysis/etiology; lung neoplasms/pathology; teratoma/ surgery

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