[Infratemporal teratoma--case report].
A newborn infant with rare teratoma of infratemporal fossa is presented. This neoplasm develops in childhood or early adulthood, generally in gonads. 10% of all teratomas are tumors of head and neck. The diagnosis needs to be made promptly, usually with the aid of computerized tomography, followed by excisional biopsy. The treatment of choice is operation and complete excision of tumor. The review of literature is presented.
Oddział Laryngologii Górnoślaskie Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka i Matki w Katowicach.
Ireneusz
I
Bielecki
Lukasz
L
Zygan
Maciej
M
Kajor
Ewa
E
Kluczewska
Jolanta
J
Mniszek
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome