Benign teratoma of the tongue in a neonate: a case report and review of the literature.
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.
Shetty
Subraj J
SJ
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, India. docsubu@yahoo.com
Bansal
Shivani
S
Kulkarni
Sandip R
SR
Desai
Rajiv
R
Bablani
Deepika
D
Prasad
Pooja
P
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