1.
Indian J Pediatr
;
2009 Jul; 76(7): 747-748
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-142331
ABSTRACT
Oropharyngeal teratoma in newborn is very rare. Here we report a case of oropharyngeal true teratoma where a 17-day-old female baby presented with a protruding mass from oropharynx with episodic respiratory distress and feeding difficulty complicated by aspiration pneumonia, and treated successfully with coordinated team approach.
Subject(s)
Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Infant, Newborn , Laryngoscopy/methods , Oropharyngeal Neoplasms/congenital , Oropharyngeal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Oropharyngeal Neoplasms/surgery , Rare Diseases , Teratoma/congenital , Teratoma/diagnosis , Teratoma/surgery , Treatment Outcome
2.
Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
;
: 236-240, 2002.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-225327
ABSTRACT
The oropharyngeal teratoma is a relatively uncommon tumors which can present as airway obstruction in neonates. We experienced a case of oropharyngeal teratoma which was attached to soft palate and combined with cleft palate and caused respiratory distress necessitated orotracheal intubation. We report the one case of oropharyngeal teratoma treated with endoscopic excision with a brief literatures.