The great majority of teratomas of the head and neck present in the neonate or infant and are biologically benign and yet with a high mortality because of their space-occupying and obstructive character. Teratomas in the adult neck and sinonasal tract are histologically and biologically malignant, with an often unpredictable response to therapy.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
NicholsCRFoxEP. Extragonadal and pediatric germ-cell tumors. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am1991;5: 1189–209.
2.
ConranRMKentSGWargotzES. Oropharyngeal teratomas: a clinicopathologic study of four cases. Am J Perinatol1993;10: 71–5.
3.
RothschildMACatalanoPUrkenM. Evaluation of management of congenital cervical teratoma. Case report and review. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg1994;120: 444–8.
4.
LackEE. Extragonadal germ-cell tumors of the head and neck region: review of 16 cases. Hum Pathol1985;16: 56–64.
5.
DehnerLPMillsATalermanABillmanGFKrousHFPlatzCE. Germ-cell neoplasms of the head and neck soft tissues: a pathologic spectrum of teratomatous and endodermal sinus tumors. Hum Pathol1990;21: 309–18.
6.
JordanRBGaudererMWL. Cervical teratomas: an analysis. Literature review and proposed classification. J Pediatr Surg1988;23: 583–91.
7.
BatsakisJGLittlerERObermanHA. Teratomas of the neck. A clinicopathologic appraisal. Arch Otolaryngol1964;79: 619–24.
8.
StephensonJAMaylandDMKunLEEtcubanasEThompsonEIGrossCW. Malignant germ cell tumors of the head and neck in childhood. Laryngoscope1989;99: 732–5.
9.
ColtonJJBatsakisJGWorkWP. Teratomas of the neck in adults. Arch Otolaryngol1978;104: 271–2.
10.
BuckleyNJBurchWMLeightGS. Malignant teratoma in the thyroid gland of an adult. A case report and review of the literature. Surgery1986;100: 932–7.
11.
BowkerCMWhittakerRS. Malignant teratoma of the thyroid. Case report and literature review of thyroid teratoma in adults. Histopathology1992;21: 81–3.
12.
HeffnerDKHyamsVJ. Teratocarcinosarcoma (malignant teratoma?) of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. A clinicopathologic study of 20 cases. Cancer1984;53: 2140–54.
13.
ChristensenECFuYSWilsonLJHooverLA. Teratoid carcinosarcoma of the nasal and paranasal cavities. A case report. Am J Rhinol1992;6: 169–72.
14.
LeDouarinNMDupinEZillerC. Genetic and epigenetic control in neural crest development. Curr Opin Genet Devel1994;4: 685–95.
15.
BaroffioADupinELeDouarinNM. Common precursors for neural and mesectodermal derivatives in the cephalic neural crest. Development1991;112: 301–5.
