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World J Clin Cases. Sep 16, 2021; 9(26): 7870-7875
Published online Sep 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i26.7870
Published online Sep 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i26.7870
Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for complex mediastinal mature teratoma: A case report
Xue-Lei Hu, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Qingdao 266035, Shandong Province, China
Dong Zhang, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pingdu People's Hospital, Pingdu 266770, Shandong Province, China
Wen-Yong Zhu, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao 266035, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Hu XL and Zhu WY were the patient’s doctor-in-charge, who performed the operation; Zhu WY provided the main idea of the manuscript; Hu XL and Zhang D reviewed the literature and drafted the manuscript; Zhu WY was responsible for the revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
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Corresponding author: Wen-Yong Zhu, MD, Chief Doctor, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, No. 758 Hefei Road, Qingdao 266035, Shandong Province, China. zhuwenyong008@163.com
Received: March 29, 2021
Peer-review started: March 29, 2021
First decision: June 24, 2021
Revised: July 6, 2021
Accepted: August 13, 2021
Article in press: August 13, 2021
Published online: September 16, 2021
Peer-review started: March 29, 2021
First decision: June 24, 2021
Revised: July 6, 2021
Accepted: August 13, 2021
Article in press: August 13, 2021
Published online: September 16, 2021
Core Tip
Core Tip: Mediastinal mature teratoma accounts for the majority of primary germ cell tumors in the mediastinum, which can be resected by traditional surgery. We present a rare case of mediastinal mature teratoma with complex adhesions and infiltration resected using uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) technology. The patient had no postoperative complications and was completely asymptomatic at the first-year postoperative follow-up. As VATS currently plays an increasingly significant role in the therapy of teratomas, our report indicated that uniportal VATS for resection of mediastinal teratomas with complex adhesions and infiltration can be successfully conducted.