MASSIVE DERMOID CYST OF THE MEDIASTINUM, WITH REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: S A LOEWENBERG, S BAER, W T LEMMON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1946)

Case Reports1 June 1946MASSIVE DERMOID CYST OF THE MEDIASTINUM, WITH REPORT OF A CASESAMUEL A. LOEWENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., SAMUEL BAER, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM T. LEMMON, M.D., F.A.C.S.SAMUEL A. LOEWENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., SAMUEL BAER, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM T. LEMMON, M.D., F.A.C.S.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-24-6-1096 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMediastinal dermoid cysts are extremely rare. In 1928 Kerr and Warfield1computed the total number at 138, and some of these may not have been genuine intrathoracic dermoids. In June 1944 Rusby2published an excellent exhaustive review of dermoid cysts and teratoma of the mediastinum. Including the six he reported, he had traced 245 well authenticated cases up to 1939. A few additional cases have been published in the English and American literature since that time.3, 4, 5, 6, 7The rarity of the abnormality may be attested to by the fact that in 252,653 admissions to Philadelphia General Hospital...Bibliography1. KERRWARFIELD HHJO: Intrathoracic dermoids, Ann. Surg., 1928, lxxxviii, 607. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. RUSBY NL: Dermoid cysts and teratoma of the mediastinum, Jr. Thorac. Surg., 1944, xiii, 169-222. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. WHEELER D: Dermoid cyst of the mediastinum, Canad. Med. Assoc. Jr., 1940, xli, 235-236. Google Scholar4. GRAYWOODRUFF HKR: Infected dermoid cyst of the thorax, Minnesota Med., 1940, xxiii, 781-782. Google Scholar5. CABOT Case No. 27052: New England Jr. Med., 1941, ccxxiv, 207-210. Google Scholar6. CABOT Case No. 27191: New England Jr. Med., 1941, ccxxiv, 822-824. Google Scholar7. DORSEY JM: Chronic empyema due to dermoid cysts of the mediastinum, Surgery, 1943, xiii, 755-761. Google Scholar8. HEUER GJ: Surgery of mediastinal dermoids, Ann. Surg., 1929, xc, 692-713. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. HEDBLOM CA: Intrathoracic dermoid cysts, Jr. Thorac. Surg., 1933, iii, 22-49. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. HARRINGTON SW: Surgical treatment of 11 cases of mediastinal teratoma, Jr. Thorac. Surg., 1933, iii, 50-72. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. MOIR PJ: Dermoid cysts of mediastinum, Brit. Med. Jr., 1936, i, 463-465. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. HARRINGTON SW: Surgical treatment of 16 cases of anterior mediastinal teratoid tumors, Jr. Thorac. Surg., 1937, vii, 191-205. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. SMITHMILLS EVRG: Removal of a large dermoid cyst from anterior mediastinum, Jr. Thorac. Surg., 1938, vii, 338-396. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. BAER S: Clinical application of the determination of circulation time, Ann. Int. Med., 1940, xiii, 2246-2252. Google Scholar15. BAER S: Measurement of velocity of blood flow, Modern Concepts of Cardio-Vascular Disease, 1942, xi, No. 1. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: SAMUEL A. LOEWENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.; SAMUEL BAER, M.D., F.A.C.P.; WILLIAM T. LEMMON, M.D., F.A.C.S.Affiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication May 7, 1945.From the Wards of the Philadelphia General Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMediastinumAcute cardiac tamponade due to perforation of a benign mediastinal teratoma into the pericardial sacMalignant Mediastinal Teratoma Simulating Cardiovascular Disease 1 June 1946Volume 24, Issue 6Page: 1096-1105 ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1946 PDF downloadLoading ...