Oropharyngeal teratoma, a rare cause of airway obstruction in neonates.
Oropharyngeal teratomas are extremely rare congenital tumours, and because of their location in the upper airway they represent one of the most unusual causes of airway obstruction during the neonatal period. We report a 2-month-old girl who presented with repeated vomiting, failure to thrive and recurrent bouts of stridor and cyanosis since birth. On examination there was a mass originating from the oropharynx. The mass was excised under general anaesthesia by CO(2) laser. Histopathological examination revealed a teratoma of the oropharynx. We discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of this case as well as a review of the literature.
Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, Alexandria University Hospitals, Alexandria, Egypt. mybahgat18@hotmail.com
Mohammed
M
Bahgat
Yassin
Y
Bahgat
Ahmed
A
Bahgat
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed