Massive hemoptysis: A rare presentation of anterior mediastinal teratoma in an adolescent

Germ cell tumors are predominantly found in the gonads, and the most common extragonadal site is anterior mediastinum. Usual symptoms are cough, dyspnea, and fever, chest pain due to mass effect or intrapulmonary invasion but hemoptysis is rare and may result from either communication with tracheobr...

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Main Authors: Rajkumar M Meshram, S Abhisheik, Vaidehi Hardas, K Siddharth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2017;volume=38;issue=2;spage=215;epage=217;aulast=Meshram
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