Received 29 March 2009; accepted 1 October 2009. published online 05 November 2009.
Abstract
Occipital teratomas are anecdotal and may mimic meningoencephaloceles in children. We describe a neonate presenting with an occipital mass that was diagnosed to be a mature teratoma and discuss its differentiation from neural tube defects in the region.
Departments of Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery, St. John's Medical College Hospital, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Johnnagara, Bangalore 560034, India
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