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A female newborn presented with a huge mass protruding from the mouth. She had no respiratory distress but had difficulty swallowing. The mass originated from the tongue and was completely extirpated on the day of birth. The histologic diagnosis was mature teratoma. Three days later, another mass measuring 1 cm in diameter was found attached to the upper pharyngeal wall and was also completely extirpated 20 days after birth. The histologic diagnosis was also mature teratoma. The infant had a complete cleft palate, but no other malformation was found. Two years after surgery there is no sign of recurrence.
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Accepted: 22 August 1997
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Uchida, K., Urata, H. & Suzuki, H. Teratoma of the tongue in neonates: report of a case and review of the literature. Pediatr Surg Int 14, 79–81 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830050441
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830050441