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March 15, 2026International Journal of Surgery Case Reports0 citationsOpen Access

Rapidly Growing Anterior Mediastinal Teratoma Successfully Removed via Robotic Surgery

Rapidly growing anterior mediastinal teratoma in a young adult female: successful resection via robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

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MSMoshe ShmueliEGElad Bar GilLRLeonid Ruderman

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Overview

Case report shows rapid tumor growth in a young adult female, highlighting robotic-assisted surgery's effectiveness.

Key Points

  • This case illustrates the unusually rapid growth of a benign germ cell tumor in a young adult.
  • Case report of a 22-year-old woman with a mediastinal mass.
  • Diagnosis confirmed via imaging, including computed tomography.
  • Surgical resection performed using robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
  • Large anterior mediastinal mass measuring 8 × 8 × 5 cm found incidentally.
  • Histopathologic analysis confirmed a mature teratoma without malignant features.
  • Patient had an uneventful postoperative recovery.

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Shmueli et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b606d583145bc643d1d3d1https://doi.org/10.1097/rc9.0000000000000305
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