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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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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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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