Oropharyngeal true teratoma.
Oropharyngeal teratoma in newborn is very rare. Here we report a case of oropharyngeal true teratoma where a 17-day-old female baby presented with a protruding mass from oropharynx with episodic respiratory distress and feeding difficulty complicated by aspiration pneumonia, and treated successfully with coordinated team approach.
Choudhury
Nabendu
N
Department of Pediatrics, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
Ghosh
Taraknath
T
Mukherjee
Monoj
M
Dutta
Monotosh
M
D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013724:Teratoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome