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2014, Volume 30, Number 3, Page(s) 220-224
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DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2013.01220 |
Congenital Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Lateral Neck Presenting as Cystic Hygroma: A Rare Case Report with Literature Review |
Thin Thin WIN1, Nur Hidayati Mohamad FAKARUL RAZY1, Suzina Sheikh AB HAMID2, Anusha BALAS UBRAMANIAN2, Ganesh RAMALINGGAM2 |
1Department of Pathology, Sains Malaysia University, School of Medical Sciences, KELANTAN, MALAYSIA
2Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Sains Malaysia University, School of Medical Sciences, KELANTAN, MALAYSIA |
Keywords:
Teratoma, Immature, Cystic lymphangioma, Head and neck neoplasms |
Teratoma of the neck is a rare extra-gonadal teratoma. Although it
can be seen in adult, most of the cases present in fetal life or early
childhood. Grading and classification of teratoma is important for
management and prognosis. Decision making between mature and
immature teratoma is sometime challenging if it is not composed of
extensive unusual neuroectodermal tissue component. We reported
a rare case of huge congenital mature cystic teratoma composted
of various neuroectodermal tissues in an 8-month-old boy; it was
located at the lateral neck and mimicked congenital cystic hygroma.
A literature review was done to grade and classify the tumour.
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