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| Year : 2021 | Volume
: 26
| Issue : 6 | Page : 459-461 |
successful surgical management of a rare combination of intrapericardial teratoma and thymoma in an infant
Anand Kumar Mishra1, Vidur Bansal1, Ruchit Patel1, Vinay Upadhyay1, Aravind Sekar2, Vikram Halder1, Avneet Singh3
1 Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
3 Department of Anesthesia, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Vidur Bansal
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160 012
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_259_20
Primary cardiac tumors are rare, accounting for <0.2% of all childhood tumors. They can be diagnosed prenatally. Intrapericardial teratoma is a rare benign tumor that presents either due to the mass effect of the tumor or secondary pericardial effusion. Thymus is an important part of the immune system in the pediatric age group. Thymic lesions are rare causes of anterior mediastinal pathology. Their occurrence in children is rarer, nevertheless knowledge about their pathologies helps in clinching the correct diagnosis. We report a case of combined intrapericardial teratoma and thymoma that has not been reported previously in the literature.
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