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Ali Sayan, afak Karaay, mit Bayol, Ahmet Arkan

Management of a rare cause of neonatal airway obstruction: cervical teratoma

Keywords: Airway obstruction, antenatal diagnosis, cervical teratoma, cyst, neonatal

Cervical teratomas are rare tumors during the prenatal period. Cervical teratomas account for 1.5–5.5% of all pediatric teratomas. Both mortality and morbidity are significantly high because of airway obstruction due to a mass effect of the tumor although good results are achieved with total excision of the mass. Antenatal diagnosis by routine ultrasound (US) screening helps in preparing a team to provide airway support and surgery. We present two cases of cervical teratomas with total excision and cure and a postmortem study from our pathology laboratory. The third case, the female infant who died soon after birth, demonstrates the paramount importance of antenatal diagnosis.

Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter

Print ISSN: 1619-3997
Volume: 35, 06/2007
Pages: 255 - 256

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