Mature teratoma is a benign germ cell tumor rarely located in the temporal bone. We are reporting a case of a mature teratoma of the temporal bone in a healthy borne 3.5-month-old baby girl with a 2-day suggestive history of otitis media and polypoidal mass expulsing from the external auditory canal of the left ear. A definitive diagnosis is made after complete excision and histological examination of the tissue. Total surgical excision of the tumor is the treatment of choice.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4402470 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/372089 | DOI Listing |
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