All issues > Volume 37(4); 1994

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1994;37(4):560-564. Published online April 15, 1994.

A Case of Nasopharyngeal Teratoma Showing Upper Airway Obstruction

Jeong Ho JH Jeon¹, In Seok IS Lim¹, Chul Hwa CH Kim¹, Byeng Hoon BH Yoo¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Chung-Ang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Neoplasms of the nasophrynx are rare in neonates and infants. The most common nasopharyngeal tumor encountered in this age group is teratoma-neoplasm containing multiple heterotopic tissues. Four histologic types of nasopharyngeal teratoma occur-dermoid, teratoid, true teratoma, epignathing of which dermoid is most frequently seen. We have experienced a case of nasopharyngeal teratoma in a female neonate with signs and symptoms of upper airway obstruction. It was diagnosed by cervical CT and confirmed as ture teratoma by histological examination. Nesopharyngeal teratoma was removed by contact Nd : YAG laser. In addition, we briefly reviewed the literature of neonatal nasopharyngeal teratoma.

Keywords :Nasopharyngeal teratoma, Upper airway obstruction