A rare case of congenital nasopharyngeal teratoma presenting with respiratory distress

Teratomas of the head and neck are rare, benign neoplasms, usually presenting in the neonatal period and are often malignant with regard to their location. Teratomas occur with a frequency of one in 4,000 live births with head and neck teratomas accounting for <5% of the total. Extensive literature search has shown that there are only two cases congenital nasopharyngeal teratoma reported in India, and we report the third such case.