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| ISSN |
2307-8960 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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©Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2026. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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Surgery |
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Case Report |
| Article Title |
Hidden giant - atypical pediatric anterior mediastinal teratoma: A case report
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Invited Manuscript |
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Camila Santos Loor, Pamela Katherine Macias Fernandez, Erika Esther Blasco Arriaga, Luis Espin Custodio, Marco Fabricio Bombón Caizaluisa, Edwin Antonio Ross Rodriguez, Marlon Irwin Pozo Albán, Agata Grochowska and Enrique Antonio Gagliardo Cadena |
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| Corresponding Author |
Enrique Antonio Gagliardo Cadena, Chief, MD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sociedad de Lucha Contra el Cáncer - SOLCA Hospital, Av. Pedro Menéndez Gilbert y Atahualpa, Guayaquil 090101, Guayas, Ecuador. cirugiadeltorax2017@gmail.com |
| Key Words |
Teratoma; Mediastinum; Mediastinal mass; Anterior mediastinum; Case report |
| Core Tip |
We describe a rare case of a giant mature anterior mediastinal teratoma in a 12-year-old boy presenting with prolonged left subcostal pain without respiratory symptoms. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed a massive mediastinal tumor with significant mass effect. Complete surgical resection resulted in full recovery, and histopathology confirmed a benign mature teratoma. This case highlights the need to consider mediastinal tumors in children with persistent, unexplained thoracoabdominal pain and underscores the key role of imaging and surgery in achieving favorable outcomes. |
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2026-03-24 06:27 |
| Citation |
Loor CS, Macias Fernandez PK, Blasco Arriaga EE, Custodio LE, Bombón Caizaluisa MF, Ross Rodriguez EA, Pozo Albán MI, Grochowska A, Gagliardo Cadena EA. Hidden giant - atypical pediatric anterior mediastinal teratoma: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2026; 14(9): 118016 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v14/i9/118016.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v14.i9.118016 |
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