Abstract

ORREGO, JAIME et al. Congenital cervical teratoma: case report. CES Med. [online]. 2009, vol.23, n.1, pp.77-83. ISSN 0120-8705.

Cervical teratomas are rare tumors in newborns, usually represent close 6 % of all of them. Pronostic depend of extension, localization of the mass, optim treatment, rate of growth and level of airway compromise. There are few reports of cases because of low frecuency of presentation. Last year in the Valle del Lili Foundation we admited some newborns with cervical tumors, two of them with congenital teratomas. We present two neonates patients with giant neck masses present at birth, without prenatal diagnosis, one with compromise until temporal lobe and both with severe airway compromise. Initial management was surgical excision with pediatric surgeon, neurosurgeon and interdisciplinary group of specialists of the neonatal intensive care unit. Histopathology study of the lesion reported benign teratoma in the first case and immature teratoma in the second one. We recognize interdisciplinary management and included imagenology histopathology studies and literature review is done.

Keywords : Teratoma; Congenital; Newborn; Colombia.

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