title: Nasopharyngeal teratoma as a respiratory emergency in the neonate.
abstract: We report a congenital nasopharyngeal teratoma which presented as acute neonatal airway obstruction. After immediate orotracheal intubation, a pedunculated mass, which filled the nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal cavities, was completely removed. Histological examination of the specimen revealed as a mature teratoma, composed of all three germ layers with recognizable early organ differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, KTU Medical Faculty, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Candan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mocan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mizrak
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Muhtar
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery