Congenital tongue base lipoblastoma causing neonatal airway compromise

Lipoblastomas are benign tumours of immature fat cells presenting in infancy. A lipoblastoma within the airway lumen causing airway compromise is an extremely rare occurrence. We present a 6 hours of life girl who had airway compromise due to a lobulated mass at the base of the tongue. The mass was...

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Main Authors:	Wan, Ming Hui, Ahmad, Tengku Ezulia Tengku Nun, Naicker, Manimalar Selvi, Abu Bakar, Mohd Zulkiflee
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Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2021
Subjects:	R Medicine RF Otorhinolaryngology
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spelling	my.um.eprints.348962022-05-26T06:37:00Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/34896/ Congenital tongue base lipoblastoma causing neonatal airway compromise Wan, Ming Hui Ahmad, Tengku Ezulia Tengku Nun Naicker, Manimalar Selvi Abu Bakar, Mohd Zulkiflee R Medicine RF Otorhinolaryngology Lipoblastomas are benign tumours of immature fat cells presenting in infancy. A lipoblastoma within the airway lumen causing airway compromise is an extremely rare occurrence. We present a 6 hours of life girl who had airway compromise due to a lobulated mass at the base of the tongue. The mass was excised after emergency endotracheal intubation. BMJ Publishing Group 2021-01 Article PeerReviewed Wan, Ming Hui and Ahmad, Tengku Ezulia Tengku Nun and Naicker, Manimalar Selvi and Abu Bakar, Mohd Zulkiflee (2021) Congenital tongue base lipoblastoma causing neonatal airway compromise. BMJ Case Reports, 14 (1). ISSN 1757-790X, DOI https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-239554 <https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-239554>. 10.1136/bcr-2020-239554
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spellingShingle	R Medicine RF Otorhinolaryngology Wan, Ming Hui Ahmad, Tengku Ezulia Tengku Nun Naicker, Manimalar Selvi Abu Bakar, Mohd Zulkiflee Congenital tongue base lipoblastoma causing neonatal airway compromise
description	Lipoblastomas are benign tumours of immature fat cells presenting in infancy. A lipoblastoma within the airway lumen causing airway compromise is an extremely rare occurrence. We present a 6 hours of life girl who had airway compromise due to a lobulated mass at the base of the tongue. The mass was excised after emergency endotracheal intubation.
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author	Wan, Ming Hui Ahmad, Tengku Ezulia Tengku Nun Naicker, Manimalar Selvi Abu Bakar, Mohd Zulkiflee
author_facet	Wan, Ming Hui Ahmad, Tengku Ezulia Tengku Nun Naicker, Manimalar Selvi Abu Bakar, Mohd Zulkiflee
author_sort	Wan, Ming Hui
title	Congenital tongue base lipoblastoma causing neonatal airway compromise
title_short	Congenital tongue base lipoblastoma causing neonatal airway compromise
title_full	Congenital tongue base lipoblastoma causing neonatal airway compromise
title_fullStr	Congenital tongue base lipoblastoma causing neonatal airway compromise
title_full_unstemmed	Congenital tongue base lipoblastoma causing neonatal airway compromise
title_sort	congenital tongue base lipoblastoma causing neonatal airway compromise
publisher	BMJ Publishing Group
publishDate	2021
url	http://eprints.um.edu.my/34896/
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Congenital tongue base lipoblastoma causing neonatal airway compromise

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