Teratoma of the neck in a newborn infant - a case report.
A case of teratoma of the neck in a newborn baby is presented. Teratoma of the neck is a rare lesion and almost always found in the newborn, but also in the fetus and stillborn infant. Although the mass was found prenatally by ultrasonography in the present case, the patient could not be saved because of respiratory distress. Urgent surgical management is the only way to save life in this kind of neonate.
D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography