Mature Teratoma of the Temporal Bone in 3.5-Month-Old Baby Girl

Mature Teratoma of the Temporal Bone in 3.5-Month-Old Baby Girl

Mature teratoma is a benign germ cell tumor rarely located in the temporal bone. We are reporting a case of a mature teratoma of the temporal bone in a healthy borne 3.5-month-old baby girl with a 2-day suggestive history of otitis media and polypoidal mass expulsing from the external auditory canal...

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Main Authors: Alshema Alqurashi, Essa Bakry, Marta Straube, Christian H. Rickert, Parwis Mir-Salim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/372089
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spelling doaj-a872306c04724dca89ccb23bf986d5ac2020-11-24T22:25:16ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732015-01-01201510.1155/2015/372089372089Mature Teratoma of the Temporal Bone in 3.5-Month-Old Baby GirlAlshema Alqurashi0Essa Bakry1Marta Straube2Christian H. Rickert3Parwis Mir-Salim4Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Vivantes Hospital Friedrichshain, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Vivantes Hospital Friedrichshain, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Vivantes Hospital Friedrichshain, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Pathology, Vivantes Hospital Friedrichshain, Landsberger Allee 49, 10249 Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Vivantes Hospital Friedrichshain, Berlin, GermanyMature teratoma is a benign germ cell tumor rarely located in the temporal bone. We are reporting a case of a mature teratoma of the temporal bone in a healthy borne 3.5-month-old baby girl with a 2-day suggestive history of otitis media and polypoidal mass expulsing from the external auditory canal of the left ear. A definitive diagnosis is made after complete excision and histological examination of the tissue. Total surgical excision of the tumor is the treatment of choice.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/372089
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Essa Bakry
Marta Straube
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Mature Teratoma of the Temporal Bone in 3.5-Month-Old Baby Girl
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title Mature Teratoma of the Temporal Bone in 3.5-Month-Old Baby Girl
title_short Mature Teratoma of the Temporal Bone in 3.5-Month-Old Baby Girl
title_full Mature Teratoma of the Temporal Bone in 3.5-Month-Old Baby Girl
title_fullStr Mature Teratoma of the Temporal Bone in 3.5-Month-Old Baby Girl
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publishDate 2015-01-01
description Mature teratoma is a benign germ cell tumor rarely located in the temporal bone. We are reporting a case of a mature teratoma of the temporal bone in a healthy borne 3.5-month-old baby girl with a 2-day suggestive history of otitis media and polypoidal mass expulsing from the external auditory canal of the left ear. A definitive diagnosis is made after complete excision and histological examination of the tissue. Total surgical excision of the tumor is the treatment of choice.
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