Intrapulmonary mature cystic teratoma presenting with haemoptysis treated with right middle lobectomy in a low-resource setting

A teenage girl presented to our remote rural hospital with history of massive haemoptysis. A CT scan showed a spherical lesion in the right lung. Exploratory thoracotomy was performed with a provisional diagnosis of pulmonary hydatid cyst. Intraoperative findings were consistent with intrapulmonary...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2022-07, Vol.15 (7), p.e248221
Hauptverfasser: Ismavel, Vijay Anand, Miriam, Ann
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Zusammenfassung:A teenage girl presented to our remote rural hospital with history of massive haemoptysis. A CT scan showed a spherical lesion in the right lung. Exploratory thoracotomy was performed with a provisional diagnosis of pulmonary hydatid cyst. Intraoperative findings were consistent with intrapulmonary teratoma and this was confirmed by a histopathological diagnosis of mature teratoma. Four years later, the patient presented again with recurrence of haemoptysis and a right middle lobectomy was performed. We present a report of successful management of this patient with 20-year follow-up since the first surgery, describe the pathology of this rare condition and the procedures used to treat it. We also discuss the social and economic factors that affect decision making in the management of rare conditions in remote rural areas among poor communities that are usually referred to tertiary hospitals and suggest modifications to protocols to provide effective treatment in spite of resource constraints.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2021-248221