Oropharyngeal Teratomas: A Clinicopathologic Study of Four Cases

Richard M. Conran; Stephen G. Kent; Eric S. Wargotz

doi:10.1055/s-2007-994707

American Journal of Perinatology, Table of Contents

Am J Perinatol 1993; 10(1): 71-75
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994707

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Oropharyngeal Teratomas: A Clinicopathologic Study of Four Cases

Richard M. Conran, Stephen G. Kent, Eric S. Wargotz

Department of Pediatric Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC; Department of Pathology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC; and Division of Pathology, MML at Doctors' Community Hospital, Lanham, Maryland

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Oropharyngeal teratomas (OPT) represent an uncommon congenital tumor with significant morbidity and mortality. Optimal management requires prenatal diagnosis. The clinicopathologic features of four OPT (one stillbirth, two livebirths, and one therapeutic abortion) are reviewed and compared with cases previously reported in the literature. Diagnosis, management, clinical outcome, and the natural history of the entity are discussed.

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