Endobronchial teratoma: A systematic review of the literature with a case report.

INTRODUCTION: Endobronchial teratoma is sporadic disease. The study aims to present a case with endobronchial teratoma with a brief literature review. A 26-year-old male presented with a history of frequent attacks of chest infection for the last two years. Chest examination showed diffuse wheeze all over the left side of the chest. Chest x.ray showed opacification involving all of the left side of the chest with elevated left hemi diaphragm while computed tomography scan confirmed complete collapse of the left lung with consolidations and air bronchogram. Flexible bronchoscopy showed near-total obstruction of the left main bronchus. Under general anesthesia, left pneumonectomy was performed. The result of the histopathological examinataion showed mature teratoma.

CONCLUSION: Endobronchial teratoma is an exceedingly rare type of intrathoracic teratoma that mainly affects males and is usually diagnosed at the 3rd decade of life; lobectomy or pneumonectomy are optimal managements for these cases.