A fetus with a mass in the oral cavity: A rare case of large oral immature teratoma

Authors

Saba Anjum, Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi, PakistanFollow
Humza Faisal Siddiqu, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
Sidra Arshad, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Case Report

Department

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Abstract

Oral teratoma is a congenital neoplastic lesion with an incidence of 2%–9% of all teratomas. It comprises variable amounts of all three germ cell layers. The lesion is graded on histology depending upon the presence of immature components. The most common sites of presentation are the sacrococcygeal area and head and neck with slight female predominance. Our report is based on a case that was received for histopathological evaluation. It consisted of a 20-week fetus with a huge mass protruding from oral orifice measuring 10.8 × 6.7 cm. Histological examination of the tumor revealed immature teratoma—oropharynx.

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Publication (Name of Journal)

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports

DOI

doi.org/10.1177/2050313X241275027

Recommended Citation

Anjum, S., Siddiqu, H. F., Arshad, S. (2024). A fetus with a mass in the oral cavity: A rare case of large oral immature teratoma. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 12, 1-4.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_pathol_microbiol/1570