Intrathymic Mature Teratoma with Rupture into the Lung and Bronchus

Sani Rabiou, Marouane Lakranbi, Yassine Ouadnouni and Mohamed Smahi

Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II, Morocco
Department of Medicine and Pharmacy, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco

^*Correspondance to: Sani Rabiou 

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Abstract:

A young 19-year-old patient consults for a productive cough with purulent sputum with a notion of trichoptysis. The standard chest x-ray revealed an excavated excavation which sat at the level of the middle part of the left lung. The thoracic CT scan revealed a mediastinopulmonary cystic lesion containing area bubbles with numerous calcifications. The surgical gesture consisted of a complete resection of the lesion extended to the lingual. Anatomopathological examination of the surgical specimen confirmed the diagnosis of an intra-thymic teratoma containing cartilaginous, pancreatic, and osseous and sebaceous glands.

Keywords:

Mature teratoma; Surgery; Complication

Cite the Article:

Rabiou S, Lakranbi M, Ouadnouni Y, Smahi M. Intrathymic Mature Teratoma with Rupture into the Lung and Bronchus. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2017; 2: 1442.