25 January 2022
: Case report
Yolk Sac Tumor in the Anterior Mediastinum Presenting as Acute Pericarditis
Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis), Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Beka Aroshidze1ABCDEFG*, Lakshmi Boyapati2ABCDEFG, Akriti Pokhrel1ABCDEFG, Vladimir Gotlieb2ABCDEFG, Abdullah Khan3BCDE, Burak Erdinc2AEF, Muhammad Akhtar Cheema4BDDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932616
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e932616
Figure 3. (A) CT scan of the chest with IV contrast showing large, heterogenous, solid soft tissue mass in the anterior mediastinum (8.4×8.1×5.1 cm) with extrinsic compression and narrowing of the superior vena cava in right paratracheal space by the mass. (B) Follow-up CT scan of the chest showing interval reduction in the size of mediastinal mass (4.6×4.0×7.5 cm, compared to 8.1×5.1×8.6 cm on the prior CT examination).