Faces of Fat Containing Lesions in the Chest

CT Anterior Mediastinal Teratoma
47-year-old female presents with an abnormal CXR
CT scan in the axial projection shows a 6.3X 5.9cms mass in the anterior mediastinum that shows central fatty elements, surrounded by soft tissue elements and a anterior peripheral calcification. These findings are consistent with a teratoma
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 Teratoma

CT Anterior Mediastinal Teratoma
CT scan in the axial projection shows a large complex mass occupying the entire anterior mediastinum that shows a large fatty component (magnified in b, white arrowhead), and a punctate calcification (magnified in d, black arrowhead) in the context of multiple large cystic masses separated by bands of soft tissue components.
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