A Case of Mediastinal Teratoma Associated with Elevated Tumor Marker in Chronic Empyema |
Um, Soo-Jung
(Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
Yang, Doo Kyung (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Lee, Soo-Keol (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Son, Choonhee (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Roh, Mee Sook (Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Kim, Ki Nam (Department of Radiology, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Lee, Ki Nam (Department of Radiology, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Choi, Pil Jo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Bang, Jung Heui (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine) |
1 | Kimura C, Kamiyoshihara M, Sakata K, Itoh H, Morishita Y. Mediastinal mature teratoma perforating into the lung with elevated serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) levels: report of a case. Kyobu Geka 2003;56:247-50 PUBMED |
2 | Ha ES, Hur GY, Jung KH, Lee SY, Jo WM, Lee SY, et al. Teratoma presenting as an unilateral mediastinal ma ss with contralateral pleural effusion. Tuberc Respir Dis 2006;60:347-52 DOI ScienceOn |
3 | Jeon JB, Hwan CC, Moon TH, Cho JW, Ryu JS, Kwak SM, et al. Spontaneuos rupture of mediastinal teratoma into adjacent tissue. Tuberc Respir Dis 1999;47:400-5 DOI |
4 | Lee TH, Lee SE, Baik JJ, Chung Y. A case of mediastinal teratoma complicated by spontaneous ruptured into pleural cavity. Tuberc Respir Dis 1999;47:265-71 DOI |
5 | Oomman A, Santhosham R, Vijayakumar C, Jayaraman S, Ramachandran P, Kumar S. Anterior mediastinal teratoma presenting as cardiac tamponade. Indian Heart J 2004;56:64-6 PUBMED |
6 | Light RW. Clinical practice: pleural effusion. N Engl J Med 2002;346:1971-7 DOI PUBMED ScienceOn |
7 | Poe RH, Israel RH, Utell MJ, Hall WJ, Greenblatt DW, Kallay MC. Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of closed pleural biopsy. Arch Intern Med 1984; 144:325-8 DOI ScienceOn |
8 | Pack HM, Kim ES, Kang JH, Jee HO. Anterior mediastinal teratoma which complicated empyema. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1988;21:535-40 |
9 | Gu P, Huang G, Chen Y, Zhu C, Yuan J, Sheng S. Diagnostic utility of pleural fluid carcinoembryonic antigen and CYFRA 21-1 in patients with pleural effusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Lab Anal 2007;21:398-405 DOI ScienceOn |
10 | Nagata K, Iwasaki Y, Nakanishi M, Natsuhara A, Harada H, Yokomura I, et al. A case of mediastinal teratoma with elevated serum tumor marker levels. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2002;40:50-4 PUBMED |
11 | Duwe BV, Sterman DH, Musani AI. Tumors of the mediastinum. Chest 2005;128:2893-909 DOI ScienceOn |