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Mediastinal mature teratoma perforating the right lung that was successfully resected with complete thoracoscopic surgery: A case report

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Highlights • Open surgery is usually performed for a perforating mediastinal mature teratoma.• Asymptomatic perforation involving a teratoma is very rare.• Complete thoracoscopic surgery was successfully used in this case.•… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • Open surgery is usually performed for a perforating mediastinal mature teratoma.• Asymptomatic perforation involving a teratoma is very rare.• Complete thoracoscopic surgery was successfully used in this case.• Complete thoracoscopic surgery might be meaningful in cases of few or no symptoms.

Keywords: surgery; case; mediastinal mature; complete thoracoscopic; thoracoscopic surgery

Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2018

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