Nasopharyngeal Teratoma in an Adult: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2002.47.2.161
- Author:
Dong Kyun YOO
1
;
Chang Joon SONG
;
Young Seob AHN
;
Dae Young KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Head and neck neoplasms, CT;
Nasopharynx, neoplasms;
Teratoma
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Female;
Foreign Bodies;
Humans;
Sensation;
Teratoma*;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Tooth
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2002;47(2):161-164
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Nasopharyngeal teratomas are rare congenital tumors which mainly cause neonatal respiratory difficulty or feeding problems. We report an extremely rare case of nasopharyngeal teratoma in which a 34-year-old woman experienced a foreign body sensation. Simple radiographs and CT scans revealed the presence of an exophytically growing mass with a region of fatty attenuation and a well-formed tooth in the nasopharyngeal wall. The mass was surgically removed, and found at histopathology to be a mature teratoma.
