[Benign giant epignathic teratoma in the newborn. Apropos of an unusual clinical case].

A rare case of giant epignathus teratoma with intracranial extension is reported in a male newborn. Pre-operative diagnosis of teratoma was made or suspected on radiological evidence of calcification within the tumor and increased level of alpha-foetoprotein. Optimal treatment consisted in complete surgical resection. The literature is revisited and surgical indications are discussed.