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Oral Teratoma (Epignathus) in a Newborn: A Case Report

1Department of ENT, CHU Med VI, Marrakech, Morocco


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2014, Vol. 2 No. 5, 107-110
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-2-5-4
Copyright © 2014 Science and Education Publishing

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Btissaam. Belhoucha, lahcen. Aderdour, khaoula hssaine, Youssef. Rochdi, Hassan. Nouri, Abdelaziz. Raji. Oral Teratoma (Epignathus) in a Newborn: A Case Report. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2014; 2(5):107-110. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-2-5-4.

Correspondence to: Btissaam.  Belhoucha, Department of ENT, CHU Med VI, Marrakech, Morocco. Email: btissambelhoucha@gmail.com

Abstract

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.

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