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Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:741-743
© 1992 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Exocrine pancreatic function in mediastinal teratomata: An aid to preoperative diagnosis?

Panny Kallis, FRCS*, Tom Treasure, FRCS, S.J. Keith Holmes, FRCS, Meryl Griffiths, MRCPath

Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. George's Hospital, London, England

Accepted for publication February 20, 1992.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Kallis, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. George's Hospital, London SW17 0QT, England.

The diagnosis of teratoma may be made by demonstration of high amylase content in fluid aspirated from anterior mediastinal lesions. In 2 cases of mediastinal teratoma proteolytic enzyme activity was evident at the time of operation. A diagnosis of mediastinal teratoma was aided in 2 subsequent cases by demonstration of elevated amylase activity in the aspirated fluid before definitive operation.




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