title: Benign teratoma of the tongue in a neonate: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Teratomas are true neoplasms of unknown origin that arise from pluripotential cells and have an eccentric microscopic appearance. They are composed of diverse tissues from all 3 germ layers with variable levels of maturity. The purpose of this report was to describe the case of a benign teratoma originating from the tongue in a male neonate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, India. docsubu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Subraj J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: Shivani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: Sandip R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Deepika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bablani
authors.forename: Pooja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013724:Teratoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome