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Mediastinal teratoma in a neonate |
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| Authors: | C. R. Thambi Dorai V. Muthu Alhagi Ng Chee Eng Z. Ismail A. Yakub |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kebangsaan University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, MY;(2) Department of Pediatrics, Kebangsaan University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, MY;(3) Malaysia Institute of Pediatrics, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, MY;(4) National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, MY |
| Abstract: | A neonate with severe respiratory distress due to a benign mediastinal teratoma (MT) is reported. Despite early and easy surgical excision of the tumor, the child died due to poor cardiac function. Only ten cases of MT in neonates have been reported in the literature so far. While the tumor has been known to interfere with lung development in utero, postnatal myocardial dysfunction due to poor heart development has not been previously documented. Accepted: 22 September 1997 |
| Keywords: | Neonate Mediastinum Teratoma |
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