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Oropharyngeal true teratoma |
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| Authors: | Nabendu Choudhury Taraknath Ghosh Monoj Mukherjee Monotosh Dutta |
| Institution: | (1) Department of Pediatrics, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal, India;(2) Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal, India;(3) Department of Anaesthesiology, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal, India;(4) Lakuddi, (Near aluminum factory), Burdwan (Barddhaman), West Bengal, 713102, India |
| Abstract: | Oropharyngeal teratoma in newborn is very rare. Here we report a case of oropharyngeal true teratoma where a 17-day-old female baby presented with a protruding mass from oropharynx with episodic respiratory distress and feeding difficulty complicated by aspiration pneumonia, and treated successfully with coordinated team approach. |
| Keywords: | Oropharyngeal teratoma Airway obstruction Aspiration pneumonia |
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