A Case of Huge Neonatal Nasopharyngeal Teratoma.
- Author:
Young Seok KIM
1
;
Won Han SHIN
;
Soon Kwan CHOI
;
Bark Jang BYUN
;
In Soo LEE
;
Dong Wha LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nasopharyngeal teratoma;
Upper airway obstruction;
CT scan;
Histological examination
- MeSH:
Airway Obstruction;
Maxilla;
Mouth;
Nasopharynx;
Palate;
Sphenoid Bone;
Teratoma*;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1987;16(3):873-882
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Nasopharyngeal teratoma is a rare congenital lesion that arises from the nasopharynx, protrudes through the mouth and causes varying degrees of orofacial distorsion and upper airway obstruction, and originates in the tonsillar fossae, maxilla, or palate may be attached to the sphenoid bone. The authors experienced a case of neonatal teratoma from the nasopharynx that extended into the oral cavity, maxilla, retro-orbital area and right temporal base, and it was diagnosed by CT and confirmed by histological examination, and almost completely extirpated. In addition to, we reviewed the literature of neonatal nasopharyngeal teratoma.
