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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:660. doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.06.033
Copyright © 2007, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Giant mature teratoma of the pericardium

Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Brescia Medical School, Brescia, Italy

Received 12 April 2007; received in revised form 21 June 2007; accepted 25 June 2007.

^_* Corresponding author. Address: SSVD Cardiochirurgia – Spedali Civili di Brescia, P.le Spedali Civili, 1, Brescia, Italy. Tel.: +39 0303996401; fax: +39 0303996096. (Email: gianluigi.bisleri@gmail.com).

Key Words: Teratoma • Pericardium • Mass • Mediastinum

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A 44-year-old woman was followed up for 12 years due to the presence of a pericardial mass. Once compression of the right atrium became . . . [Full Text of this Article]