Teratomas are congenital germ cell tumors composed of elements from 1 or more of the embryonic germ layers and contain tissues usually foreign to the anatomic site of origin. In the head and neck region, these lesions are rare, and 90% of head and neck teratomas present during the neonatal and infantile periods. Besides, in neonates, it carries serious risk for respiratory distress as well as feeding problems due to oral cavity and airway obstruction.
Here, an unusual case of intraoral teratoma involving the orbit in a newborn who underwent immediate surgical excision successfully is described.
C1 [Firat, Cemal; Aytekin, Ahmet Hamdi] Inonu Univ, Fac Med, Dept Plast Surg, TR-44280 Malatya, Turkey.
[Akatli, Ayse Nur; Samdanci, Emine] Inonu Univ, Fac Med, Dept Pathol, TR-44280 Malatya, Turkey.
[Karadag, Ahmet] Inonu Univ, Fac Med, Dept Paediat, TR-44280 Malatya, Turkey.