title: Oropharyngeal true teratoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Nabendu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.forename: Taraknath
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Monoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Monotosh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dutta
mesh_terms: 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