ISSN : 1301-5680
e-ISSN : 2149-8156
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     
A case of intrapulmonary teratoma with massive hemoptysis
Celalettin İbrahim Kocatürk 1, Esin Yentürk 2, Nur Ürer 3, Mithat Fazlıoğlu 1, Ayşe Gül Çevik 1, Nezihe Alkan 2, Mehmet Ali Bedirhan 1, 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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