Congenital orbital teratoma: a case report and challenges of its management in a resource limited setting

The Pan African Medical Journal

卷:12

Olufunmilola Abimbola Ogun¹  Adedamola Lameed Mosuro¹  Adeyinka Olusola Ashaye¹  Biobele Jotham Brown²  Gabriel Olabiyi Ogun³ 

[1] Departments of Ophthalmology, University of Ibadan, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria;

[2] Departments of Paediatrics, University of Ibadan, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria;

[3] Departments of Pathology, University of Ibadan, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria;

关键词: congenital;    orbit;    immature;    teratoma;   

DOI  :  10.11604/pamj.2012.12.3.1372

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We report a case of congenital immature teratoma of the orbit in a female neonate who presented on the second day of life. She was successfully managed by modified exenteration. The patient was lost to follow-up intermittently over a 24 month period without recurrence of the tumour. However the patient could not be traced again after 24 months of follow up. This happened despite concerted efforts to educate the parents. The possible implications of this and other social factors, in a challenging and resource limited setting, on the prognosis of the disease and cosmetic outcome are considered.

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