A Case of Intrapulmonary Teratoma Presenting With Hair Expectoration

M. Ö Üstün; A. Demircan; N. Paksoy; C. Özkaynak; S. Tüzüner

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1012035

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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996; 44(5): 271-273
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1012035

Case Report

A Case of Intrapulmonary Teratoma Presenting With Hair Expectoration

M. Ö. Üstün¹ , A. Demircan² , N. Paksoy¹ , C. Özkaynak³ , S. Tüzüner¹

¹Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
²Department of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
³Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

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1996

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Benign cystic teratomas of the lung are extremely rare. Upto the present time, around 30 cases have been reported in the literature. We report an additional case, a 28-year-old woman, admitted with the complaint of expectoration of hair. Histopathological, clinical, and CT features are presented.

Key words

Lung neoplasms - Teratoma

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