F1000Research (Oct 2015)

Case Report: Severe acute respiratory distress by tracheal obstruction due to a congenital thyroid teratoma. [version 3; referees: 2 approved]

  • Jose Colleti Junior,
  • Uenis Tannuri,
  • Felipe Monti Lora,
  • Eliana Carla Armelin Benites,
  • Walter Koga,
  • Janete Honda Imamura,
  • Patricia Rute Moutinho,
  • Werther Brunow de Carvalho

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.6589.3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4

Abstract

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Congenital teratoma is a rare condition and is a germ cell tumor composed of elements from one or more of the embryonic germ layers and contain tissues usually foreign to the anatomic site of origin. We report a case of a neck tumor diagnosed during pregnancy, initially thought to be a goiter. After birth the neck mass kept growing until it compressed the trachea and produced respiratory failure. The infant had a difficult tracheal intubation because of the compressing mass. The staff decided to surgically remove the neck mass. After that, the infant became eupneic. The histological analysis showed a mature teratoma with no atypias.

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