An Oropharyngeal Obstructive Lesion in a Neonate

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader An Oropharyngeal Obstructive Lesion in a Neonate Via ear nose throat Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 Mar 15:145561321995014. doi: 10.1177/0145561321995014. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Neonatal HNT in the pharynx is a rare cause of respiratory distress and poor feeding in the newborn, but must be differentiated from teratoma, encephalocele, and nasal glioma. While surgical resection is the preferred treatment modality, we posit there is a role for sclerosis of the glial heterotopic cyst if complete surgical excision is not possible or carries risk of high morbidity. Here, we present a case of a 7-day-old neonate presenting with acute respiratory distress found to have a nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal mass ultimately treated with sclerotherapy at 9 months of age. PMID:33719614 | DOI:10.1177/0145561321995014 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.