The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 5 , Pages 1382-1383 , May 2007

Giant mediastinal teratoma—bull in a china shop: Management strategies

  • Lakhvinder S. Vohra, MS

      Affiliations

    • Malignant Diseases Treatment Centre, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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  • Rajnish Talwar, MS

      Affiliations

    • Malignant Diseases Treatment Centre, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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  • Mala Mathur, MS

      Affiliations

    • Malignant Diseases Treatment Centre, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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  • Chadalavada Venkata R. Mohan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
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  • Naveen Chawla, MD

      Affiliations

    • Malignant Diseases Treatment Centre, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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  • Ramanathan Saranga Bharathi, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Maj. Ramanathan Saranga Bharathi, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India 411040.

Received 25 November 2006 ,Accepted 12 December 2006.

  • Image Result

    CT scan of thorax showing the extent of mass and mediastinal shift. CT, computed tomographic.

    CT scan of thorax showing the extent of mass and mediastinal shift. CT, computed tomographic.

  • Image Result

    Tumor delivery in progress through the thoracic wound showing its size and adequacy of incision.

    Tumor delivery in progress through the thoracic wound showing its size and adequacy of incision.

PII: S0022-5223(07)00203-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.12.053

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 5 , Pages 1382-1383 , May 2007