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Trichoptysis: a pathognomonic presentation of anterior mediastinal teratoma.
BMJ Case Rep
January 2025
Surgical Oncology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Germ cell tumours are usually found in the gonads, while the most common extragonadal site is the anterior mediastinum. When these tumours involve the tracheobronchial tree, patients present with trichoptysis or coughing up of hair. We present a rare case of a woman who presented with trichoptysis and was evaluated and diagnosed with benign mature teratoma of the anterior mediastinum with bronchopulmonary involvement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA rare case of endo-bronchial lipoma presenting with vague cardiac symptoms.
J Surg Case Rep
January 2025
Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, 74800, Karachi, Pakistan.
Endobronchial lipoma is an extremely rare benign tumor, accounting for 0.1%-0.5% of all lung tumors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiagnostic challenges in differentiating mediastinal tuberculosis from mediastinal tumors: A case report.
Respir Med Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Prof. dr. Chairuddin P. Lubis Universitas Sumatera Utara Hospital, Jl. Dr. Mansur No. 5, Medan, 20155, Indonesia.
Mediastinal tuberculosis poses significant diagnostic challenges due to its nonspecific clinical and radiological features, particularly in high TB incidence regions like Indonesia. Here, we present the case of A 17-year-old male, initially diagnosed with a mediastinal tumor, was later confirmed to have mediastinal tuberculosis (TB). Despite normal lab results, imaging revealed a right parahilar mass.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPseudoaneurysm of the descending aorta two decades after aortic coarctation repair: a case report.
J Cardiothorac Surg
January 2025
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 37# Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Background: Pseudoaneurysm after coarctation of the aorta (CoA) repair is a rare but severe complication. Contributing factors may include infection, hypertension, aortic wall weakness, and turbulent blood flow at the repair site.
Case Presentation: A 35-year-old male presented with recurrent episodes of epistaxis and dizziness was admitted to the emergency department.
How to Manage a Large Undifferentiated Lung Cancer Mass: A Case Report.
Cureus
December 2024
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Cottingham, GBR.
Non-small cell lung cancer is the most common type of lung cancer globally. An important subtype to discuss is undifferentiated carcinomas, which are variants of large cell carcinoma, and these can typically present with evidence of neuroendocrine differentiation. The patient presented with a large mass in the right upper lobe extending into the middle lobe.
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