Benign Mature Cystic Teratoma Masquerading as Recurrent Pneumonia in a Young Adult

Abstract

Mediastinal mature cycstic teratomas are rare germ cell tumors most commonly found in the anterior mediastinum, and constitute about 3-12% of all mediastinal tumors. They growslowly and are usually diagnosed incidentally. This is a rare presentation of a young lady with mediastinalmature cystic teratoma (dermoid cyst) presenting with chronic cough and haemoptysis.