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Primary mature mediastinal teratoma in a newborn – a case report

Jadranka Blašković-Kokeza ; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Hospital Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Milanka Mrčela ; Department of Pathology, Clinical Hospital Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Silvija Pušeljić ; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Hospital Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Marija Pajtler ; Department of Cytology, Clinical Hospital Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Lada Zibar ; Department of Dyalisis, Clinical Hospital Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

Abstract

Primary mediastinal teratomas, whether mature or immature, are very rare. They could cause serious life threatening respiratory obstruction at newborn age. This report presents clinical course, imaging, autopsy and pathohistological findings in a newborn with mature mediastinal teratoma, which led to severe respiratory failure and death. Despite the fact that postnatal respiratory distress was rarely caused by mediastinal tumor, that type of tumor should be taken into consideration in case of severe perinatal asphyxia. The case is therefore worth of presentation.

Keywords

teratoma; mediastinum; newborn

Hrčak ID:

281742

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/281742

Publication date:

20.12.2004.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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