Two Teflon granulomas of the nasopharynx and paravertebral space mimicking a neoplasm

Abstract

Abstract Teflon has been proved to be able to extravasate and infiltrate into soft tissue to form an inflammatory giant‐cell foreign‐body reaction, a so‐called Teflon granuloma. We present a rare case report of a patient with two Teflon granulomas of the head and neck, who were first interpreted as a neoplasm.

Keywords

• nasopharynx
• Teflon
• Teflon granuloma
• velopharyngeal insufficiency