Affiliation:
1. Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Ministry of Health of Russia
2. Research Institute of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology of N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Centre of Oncology, Ministry of Health of Russia
Abstract
One of rare location of teratoma in children is head and neck region. Treatment options, including surgery, are determined by tumour location, its grade of differentiation, and patients age. This article presents case report of immature paratracheal neck teratoma in a 3-month old child, subjected for second-look surgery for residual tumour removal due to the risk of life-threatening complications.
Subject
Oncology,Hematology,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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