Pediatr Allergy Respir Dis.  2002 Sep;12(3):236-240.

A Case of Oropharyngeal Teratoma with Cleft Palate

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. pedpje@dankook.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea

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.

Keyword

Airway obstruction; Oropharyngeal teratoma; Cleft palate

MeSH Terms

Airway Obstruction
Cleft Palate*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intubation
Palate, Soft
Teratoma*
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