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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2017; 38(02): 215-217
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_62_16
Case Report

Massive Hemoptysis: A Rare Presentation of Anterior Mediastinal Teratoma in an Adolescent

Rajkumar M Meshram
Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
,
S Abhisheik
Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
,
Vaidehi Hardas
Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
,
K Siddharth
Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

Germ cell tumors are predominantly found in the gonads, and the most common extragonadal site is anterior mediastinum. Usual symptoms are cough, dyspnea, and fever, chest pain due to mass effect or intrapulmonary invasion but hemoptysis is rare and may result from either communication with tracheobronchial tree or may result from bronchial bleeding due to irritation by tumor. As in our case, patient presenting with massive hemoptysis and shock are the rarest presentation of a benign teratoma.

Keywords

Germ cell tumor - hemoptysis - teratoma


Publication History

Article published online:
06 July 2021

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