Surgery Department, Heal Africa Hospital, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.
ENT Department, GOMA Provincial Referral Hospital, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.
J Med Case Rep. 2021 Aug 3;15(1):422. doi: 10.1186/s13256-021-03007-w.
Epignathus is a rare, benign, congenital teratoma of the hard palate with an estimated incidence of 1 in 200,000 live births. Epignathus frequently leads to a high mortality (80-100%) due to airway obstruction in the neonatal period.
We report a case of successful management of a rare oropharyngeal teratoma in a African newborn girl who was referred to our institute with a large protruding intraoral mass, combined with cleft palate, causing some respiratory compromise. The palatal mass was removed on the fifth day after birth, and a palatoplasty performed on day 30.
Epignathus is a life-threatening condition at the time of delivery. Appropriate management begins with securing the airway, followed by complete resection of the tumor.
颅荐部畸胎瘤是一种罕见的、良性的硬腭先天性畸胎瘤,估计每 20 万例活产中就有 1 例。颅荐部畸胎瘤常导致新生儿期气道阻塞,死亡率高(80-100%)。
我们报告了一例罕见的非洲新生儿女孩口咽畸胎瘤的成功治疗。该女孩因口腔内有一巨大的突出肿块,伴有腭裂,导致呼吸有些受限而被转诊至我们医院。腭部肿块在出生后第 5 天切除,并在第 30 天行腭裂修复术。
颅荐部畸胎瘤在分娩时是一种危及生命的情况。适当的治疗始于确保气道通畅,然后是肿瘤的完全切除。