eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Medical Case Reports 2014-06-04 2 5 107 110 10.12691/ajmcr-2-5-4 AJMCR2014254 article Btissaam. Belhoucha btissambelhoucha@gmail.com 1 lahcen. Aderdour 1 khaoula hssaine 1 Youssef. Rochdi 1 Hassan. Nouri 1 Abdelaziz. Raji 1 Department of ENT, CHU Med VI, Marrakech, Morocco Congenital nasopharyngeal teratoma or epignathus is a very rare congenital neoplasms, it may be mature, immature or malignant. We report the case of a 04-day old female neonate, with a teratoma of the nasopharyngeal area. Examination showed a polypoid mass protruding from the nasopharynx measuring 3 x 2 x 2 cm, covered on one side with numerous fine and coarse hair. Surgical excision of the mass was performed under general anesthesia on day 4 after birth. Pathology revealed a well differentiated mature teratoma. The patient had no complication in the postoperative period. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/2/5/4/ajmcr-2-5-4.pdf Oral teratoma a newborn respiratory distress