PEDIATRICS Vol. 40 No. 1 July 1967, pp. 20-23
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AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION IN A NEWBORN BY PEDUNCULATED PHARYNGEAL DERMOID

William J. Loeb M.D.1 and Earl E. Smith M.D.1

1 Department of Otolaryngology and Division of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio

A case has been presented of a true dermoid tumor in the newborn, arising from the superior surface of the soft palate. This is an unusual type of lesion and one which threatens neonatal survival by obstructing the nasopharyngeal airway. Its early recognition and removal is essential.

Submitted on December 27, 1966
Accepted on February 5, 1967




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