title: Teratomas of the head and neck with emphasis on malignancy.
abstract: The great majority of teratomas of the head and neck present in the neonate or infant and are biologically benign and yet with a high mortality because of their space-occupying and obstructive character. Teratomas in the adult neck and sinonasal tract are histologically and biologically malignant, with an often unpredictable response to therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Batsakis
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: el-Naggar
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Luna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology*