title: A congenital true teratoma with cleft lip, palate, and columellar sinus.
abstract: Teratomas, the most common extragonadal germ cell tumor of childhood, involve at least two of the ectodermal, mesodermal, and endodermal layers. Of the teratomas seen in the first 2 months of life, 82% are sacrococcygeal. The head and neck region is the second most common location for teratomas in early infancy, accounting for five (14%) of those cases. We describe a female neonate with a teratoma of the nasopharyngeal area, bilateral cleft palate/lip, and columellar sinus pathologies. The mass, which was 8 x 5 x 7 cm and soft in consistency, blocked the airway and prevented oral feeding. On macroscopic examination of the excised mass, there was a notable typical cilia arrangement and lower eyelid appearance. The patient, who was diagnosed with a well-differentiated teratoma after the pathologic examination, did not have any complications in the postoperative period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tonguç
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Işken
authors.forename: M Sahin
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Alagöz
authors.forename: Ayla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Günlemez
authors.forename: Ciğdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.forename: Cenk
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onyedi
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Işil
authors.forename: Hakki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Izmirli
authors.forename: Ergin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yücel
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome