title: Teratoma of palatine tonsil in a neonate.
abstract: Among many causes of respiratory distress and feeding difficulties in the neonatal period, a tumor involving oropharyngeal region is very rare. But still rarer is the unique presentation of this case of teratoma tonsil with intermittent attacks of choking with cyanosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sree Siddartha Medical College, Tumkur, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Parvathidevi
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Belagavi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shivaprakash
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jyothi Swaroop
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery