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X-ray Chest PA view showing large opacity of entire left hemithorax with mediastinal shift.
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The chest X-ray showed a large opacity of the entire left hemithorax (Figure 1).
CT chest revealing a huge mass occupying the entire left hemithorax with mediastinal shift to opposite side (fat is not delineated nicely).
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Computed Tomography chest was advised which revealed a huge mass occupying the entire left hemithorax with mediastinal shift to the opposite side (Figure 2).
Photomicrographs of specimen of lung showing benign mature teratoma, containing stratified squamous and respiratory epithelium, mature adipose tissue, cartilage, and connective tissue.
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The histopathological examination revealed a benign mature teratoma involving the left lung, containing stratified squamous and respiratory epithelium, mature adipose tissue, cartilage, and connective tissue (Figure 3).