title: [Cystic teratoma of the neck].
abstract: Teratomas of the neck are very rare, and up to now only a small number of cases has been described (10 in adults), while in children it is a more frequent finding (132 described cases). It is judged that up to 4% of all teratomas in children are located in the cervicothyroid region. The paper presents a case of a cystic teratoma of the neck in a male child of 1.5 years of age, which gradually increased in it's size during the course of 12 months prior to operation. The tumor had the dimensions 3.7 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm, it was multicystic, and clinically it gave the impression of a bronchial cyst. Histologically the tumor contained elements of all three primary embryonic germ layers.
authors.affiliation: Institut za patologiju, Medicinski fakultet u Novom Sadu.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vucković
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vucković
mesh_terms: D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Cisticni teratom vrata.