Congenital teratoma of the oropharyngeal cavity with intracranial extension: Case report and literature review

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 106-112

  Jarrahy, Reza ^a,b   Cha, Sung Tae ^b   Mathiasen, Ronald A ^b   Shahinian, Hrayr K ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniofacial malformation; Intracranial extension; Oropharyngeal cavity; Skull base; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; OROPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOMA;

EID: 1642586753     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200011020-00007     Document Type: Article

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