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We report a case of a solid and cystic teratoma appearing in the soft palate that was associated with a cyst in the tongue and a huge cystic formation in the arachnoid of the brain. Histologically, the tumor of the soft palate contained elements of all three germ layers, with a predominance of mature glial tissues. This typical teratoma and the two other concurrent lesions were all located on the same side of the head, and were thought to have a common embryonic origin. These multifocal tumors may represent an incomplete manifestation of a “teratoma complex”.
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Tanimura, F., Tachibana, M., Dejima, K. et al. Teratoma of the soft palate with multifocal cyst formation in the tongue and the brain. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 243, 320–323 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00460210
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