A Patient With an Epignathus: Management of a Large Oropharyngeal Teratoma in a Newborn

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 468-472

  Izadi, Keyoumars ^a   Smith, Meghan ^a   Askari, Morad ^a   Hackam, David ^a   Hameed, Aziz Abdul ^a   Bradley, James P ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Epignathus; EXIT procedure; Oropharyngeal teratoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; OROPHARYNX TUMOR; PHARYNX CANCER; PREGNANCY; TERATOMA; TRACHEOSTOMY;

FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; TERATOMA; TRACHEOSTOMY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0141613858     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200307000-00012     Document Type: Article

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