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Neonatal airway obstruction caused by rapidly growing nasopharyngeal teratoma
Author(s) -
Maartens IA,
Wassenberg T,
Halbertsma FJ,
Marres HAM,
Andriessen P
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01458.x
Subject(s) - medicine , polyhydramnios , airway obstruction , teratoma , airway , surgery , fetus , pregnancy , genetics , biology
A case report is presented of a rapidly growing congenital nasopharyngeal teratoma (epignathus) in a preterm infant, leading to severe upper airway obstruction. Prenatal diagnosis by ultrasonography did not reveal the condition because the tumour masses were initially small and there was no polyhydramnios. Epignathus is a rare cause of upper airway obstruction of the newborn that can grow rapidly in the neonatal period and should be treated surgically. Conclusion: Epignathus is a rare cause of upper airway obstruction of the newborn that can grow rapidly in the neonatal period.