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Nasopharyngeal teratoma

MedGen UID:
1625954
•Concept ID:
C4531264
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: nasopharyngeal teratoma; nasopharynx teratoma; Teratoma of the nasopharynx; teratoma of the nasopharynx
 
HPO: HP:0031227
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0015391
Orphanet: ORPHA141107

Definition

A teratoma arising in the nasopharyngeal region. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNasopharyngeal teratoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Immature nasopharyngeal teratoma with prenatal diagnosis: Case report and review of the literature.
Meneses-Parra AL, Tarazona-Bueno RE, Aragón-Mendoza RL, Altman-Restrepo M
Rev Colomb Obstet Ginecol 2023 Mar 30;74(1):68-86. doi: 10.18597/rcog.3906. PMID: 37093940Free PMC Article
Management of nasopharyngeal teratomas associated with cleft palate.
Diakité C, Bénateau H, Dakpé S, Guerreschi P, Galinier P, Veyssière A
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019 Mar;48(3):291-297. Epub 2018 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2018.07.024. PMID: 30243829

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management of nasopharyngeal teratomas associated with cleft palate.
Diakité C, Bénateau H, Dakpé S, Guerreschi P, Galinier P, Veyssière A
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019 Mar;48(3):291-297. Epub 2018 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2018.07.024. PMID: 30243829
Congenital nasal obstruction in infants: A retrospective study and literature review.
Patel VA, Carr MM
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Aug;99:78-84. Epub 2017 May 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.05.023. PMID: 28688570
A Rare Nasopharyngeal Teratoma Arising From the Vomer.
Pang X, Kwon HJ, Shi B, Li C
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Mar;27(2):e165-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002407. PMID: 26854776
Huge nasopharyngeal teratoma with a cleft palate and bifid tongue in a patient with pierre robin syndrome.
Han HH, Kim JH, Seo BF, Moon SH, Oh DY, Rhie JW
J Craniofac Surg 2014 Nov;25(6):e588-90. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001070. PMID: 25376137
Nasopharyngeal teratomas and dermoids: a review of the literature and case series.
Coppit GL 3rd, Perkins JA, Manning SC
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2000 May 30;52(3):219-27. doi: 10.1016/s0165-5876(00)00288-3. PMID: 10841951

Diagnosis

Immature nasopharyngeal teratoma with prenatal diagnosis: Case report and review of the literature.
Meneses-Parra AL, Tarazona-Bueno RE, Aragón-Mendoza RL, Altman-Restrepo M
Rev Colomb Obstet Ginecol 2023 Mar 30;74(1):68-86. doi: 10.18597/rcog.3906. PMID: 37093940Free PMC Article
Management of nasopharyngeal teratomas associated with cleft palate.
Diakité C, Bénateau H, Dakpé S, Guerreschi P, Galinier P, Veyssière A
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019 Mar;48(3):291-297. Epub 2018 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2018.07.024. PMID: 30243829
History and highlights of the teratological collection in the Museum Anatomicum of Leiden University, The Netherlands.
Boer LL, Boek PLJ, van Dam AJ, Oostra RJ
Am J Med Genet A 2018 Mar;176(3):618-637. Epub 2018 Feb 5 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38617. PMID: 29399953Free PMC Article
Congenital nasal obstruction in infants: A retrospective study and literature review.
Patel VA, Carr MM
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Aug;99:78-84. Epub 2017 May 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.05.023. PMID: 28688570
Huge nasopharyngeal teratoma with a cleft palate and bifid tongue in a patient with pierre robin syndrome.
Han HH, Kim JH, Seo BF, Moon SH, Oh DY, Rhie JW
J Craniofac Surg 2014 Nov;25(6):e588-90. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001070. PMID: 25376137

Therapy

Duplication of the Pituitary Gland (DPG)-Plus Syndrome Associated With Midline Anomalies and Precocious Puberty: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Prezioso G, Petraroli M, Bergonzani M, Davino G, Labate M, Ormitti F, Anghinoni M, Sesenna E, Esposito S
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:685888. Epub 2021 May 26 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.685888. PMID: 34122353Free PMC Article
Nasopharyngeal teratoma and diaphragmatic hernia: no longer a random association but a new syndrome?
Turnbull C, Ruddy D, Barnicoat A
Clin Dysmorphol 2009 Jul;18(3):131-134. doi: 10.1097/MCD.0b013e3283202a45. PMID: 19339878
Nasopharyngeal teratoma and diaphragmatic hernia: a non random association?
Natacci F, Moschetta M, Bedeschi MF, Spaccini L, Capelli A, Segni MD, Rizzuti T, Mosca F, Lalatta F
Clin Dysmorphol 2004 Oct;13(4):255-256. PMID: 15365464

Prognosis

Immature nasopharyngeal teratoma with prenatal diagnosis: Case report and review of the literature.
Meneses-Parra AL, Tarazona-Bueno RE, Aragón-Mendoza RL, Altman-Restrepo M
Rev Colomb Obstet Ginecol 2023 Mar 30;74(1):68-86. doi: 10.18597/rcog.3906. PMID: 37093940Free PMC Article
Management of nasopharyngeal teratomas associated with cleft palate.
Diakité C, Bénateau H, Dakpé S, Guerreschi P, Galinier P, Veyssière A
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019 Mar;48(3):291-297. Epub 2018 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2018.07.024. PMID: 30243829
A Rare Nasopharyngeal Teratoma Arising From the Vomer.
Pang X, Kwon HJ, Shi B, Li C
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Mar;27(2):e165-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002407. PMID: 26854776
Huge nasopharyngeal teratoma with a cleft palate and bifid tongue in a patient with pierre robin syndrome.
Han HH, Kim JH, Seo BF, Moon SH, Oh DY, Rhie JW
J Craniofac Surg 2014 Nov;25(6):e588-90. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001070. PMID: 25376137
Perinatal management of nasopharyngeal teratoma.
Marras T, Poenaru D, Kamal I
J Otolaryngol 1995 Oct;24(5):310-2. PMID: 8537993

Clinical prediction guides

Congenital nasal obstruction in infants: A retrospective study and literature review.
Patel VA, Carr MM
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Aug;99:78-84. Epub 2017 May 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.05.023. PMID: 28688570
A Rare Nasopharyngeal Teratoma Arising From the Vomer.
Pang X, Kwon HJ, Shi B, Li C
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Mar;27(2):e165-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002407. PMID: 26854776
Oropharyngeal teratoma, oral duplication, cervical diplomyelia and anencephaly in a 22-week fetus: A review of the craniofacial teratoma syndrome.
Morlino S, Castori M, Servadei F, Laino L, Silvestri E; Pediatric Craniofacial Malformation (PECRAM) Study Group, Grammatico P
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2015 Jun;103(6):554-66. Epub 2014 Oct 31 doi: 10.1002/bdra.23327. PMID: 25360518
Huge nasopharyngeal teratoma with a cleft palate and bifid tongue in a patient with pierre robin syndrome.
Han HH, Kim JH, Seo BF, Moon SH, Oh DY, Rhie JW
J Craniofac Surg 2014 Nov;25(6):e588-90. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001070. PMID: 25376137
Intradural extracerebral choristoma. Case report and review of the literature.
Park JE, Park MC, Yoon SH, Kim JH
Pediatr Neurosurg 2008;44(4):318-23. Epub 2008 May 27 doi: 10.1159/000134924. PMID: 18504419

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