Am J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | Volume 3, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

Asymptomatic Mature Teratoma Mimicking a Substernal Goiter of Thyroid Gland in Teenager Patient

Roger Lanes Silveira^1,2, Samuel Macedo Costa^2*, Flávio Sirihal Werkema^1,3, Vinicius Antunes Freitas^1,4, Roberto Marchetti Mesquita^1,5 and João Batista De Oliveira Andrade^1,3,6

¹Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, Santa Casa Health, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital João XXIII (FHEMIG), Brazil
³Department of Head and Neck and Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Madre Teresa, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
⁴Department of Head and Neck and Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Mater Dei, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
⁵Department of Head and Neck and Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
⁶Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Santa Casa Health, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

^*Correspondance to: Samuel Macedo Costa 

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Abstract

Cervical teratoma is rare neoplasms, mainly when they do not present associated symptomatology. They may cause respiratory distress, among other complications. Surgery is the main form of treatment. This study shows a case of mature cervical teratoma in an adolescent patient, mimicking a substernal goiter of thyroid gland without symptomatology.

Keywords:

Teratoma; Substernal Goiter; Surgical treatment

Citation:

Silveira RL, Costa SM, Werkema FS, Freitas VA, Mesquita RM, De Oliveira Andrade JB. Asymptomatic Mature Teratoma Mimicking a Substernal Goiter of Thyroid Gland in Teenager Patient. Am J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020; 3(1):1082.