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A case of congenital nasopharyngeal teratoid tumour presenting since birth projecting into oral cavity through the palatal cleft & gradually increasing in size thus causing breathing & feeding difficulty in a four months old female child is presented here for its rarity. A brief review of literature and management of such patients is also discussed here.
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Phatak, S., Gupta, N. & Phatak, S. Congenital teratoid tumour of nasopharynx with cleft palate. IJO & HNS 50, 374–376 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03000691
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