BENIGN GIANT EPIGNATHUS TERATOMA IN A NEW BORN - AN EXCEPTIONAL CLINICAL CASE

A rare case of giant epignathus teratoma with intracranial extension i s reported in a male newborn. Pre-operative diagnosis of teratoma was made or suspected on radiological evidence of calcification within the tumor and increased level of alpha-foetoprotein. Optimal treatment co nsisted in complete surgical resection. The literature is revisited an d surgical indications are discussed.