J Korean Soc Plast Reconstr Surg.  2007 Jul;34(4):497-499.

A Case of Congenital Palatal Teratoma Associated with Cleft Palate

• Song HS
• Park DH
• Pae NS
• Park MC

Abstract

PURPOSE: The oral teratoma is found approximately in live birth at the rate from 1:35,000 to 1:200,000. In a review of literature 16 cases of midline teratoma with cleft palate were reported. We report a case of congenital palatal teratoma with cleft palate in a 1-year-old girl.
METHODS
A 1-year-old girl was admitted our institution for the closure of cleft palate. On the intraoperative findings there was 4x1x0.5cm sized hairy soft mass at the midline and complete cleft palate. We did incisional biopsy intraoperatively and its pathology revealed heterotopic brain tissue. The excision of remaining mass and palatoplasty with Sommerlad's method were performed. The final pathology of the mass was mature cystic teratoma.
RESULTS
After the operation there were neither recurrence nor oronasal regurgitation.
CONCLUSION
We report for one patient with congenital palatal teratoma associated with cleft palate and obtained an excellent result.

Keyword

Palatal teratoma; Cleft palate; Heterotropic brain tissue

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Brain
Cleft Palate*
Female
Humans
Live Birth
Pathology
Recurrence
Teratoma*