The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages e104-e107 , May 2010

An adult man presenting with hemoptysis caused by mature teratoma with rupture into the bronchus and pericardium and complicated by Haemophilus influenzae infection

  • Karthik Jothianandan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Karthik Jothianandan, MD, Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E 210 St, Bronx, NY 10467.
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  • Amit S. Tibb, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
    • ,
  • Michael McLemore, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
    • ,
  • Steven Keller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
    • ,
  • David W. Appel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Received 20 February 2009 ,Accepted 7 March 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00401-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.03.003

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages e104-e107 , May 2010

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