Benign Teratoma in the Left Pleural Space with Amylase in the Pleural Fluid
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1996-01-01
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The case of a 28-year-old man who experienced repeated episodes of pleuritic chest pain is reported. Eventual discovery of amylase in the pleural fluid and a supradiaphragmatic mass on computed tomography led to exploratory thoracotomy. A benign cystic teratoma was discovered in the pleural space overlying the left hemidiaphragm and connected by a peduncle to the thymus.
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C Dale Guenter, Gregory A Grant, Robert H Walker, and Gordon T Ford, “Benign Teratoma in the Left Pleural Space with Amylase in the Pleural Fluid,” Canadian Respiratory Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 193-196, 1996. doi:10.1155/1996/868456