Reconstruction of a congenital midpalatal hairy polyp.
Hairy polyps (dermoids or oronasopharyngeal teratomas) are a type of congenital tumour that contain elements of bigerminal origin (ectoderm and mesoderm). We describe a baby who presented with a hairy polyp of the hard palate protruding from the mouth. This was not causing respiratory distress but she had feeding difficulties. She was successfully operated on the age of 5 days, the defect was reconstructed with hairless skin of the mass and she was able to suck after a month.
Kiroglu
A Faruk
AF
Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Yüzüncü Yil University, 65200, Turkey. fkiroglu@email.com
Kutluhan
Ahmet
A
Bayram
Irfan
I
Tuncer
Oguz
O
Sakin
Feyyat
F
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000601:surgery; D011127:Polyps / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013724:Teratoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery