Congenital Salivary Gland Anlage Tumor: An Unusual Anterior Skull Base Mass in the Neonatal Period

Jonathan E Martin; Belachew Tessema; Boulos Beshai; Fabiola Balarezo

doi:10.1159/000464296

Congenital Salivary Gland Anlage Tumor: An Unusual Anterior Skull Base Mass in the Neonatal Period

Pediatr Neurosurg. 2017;52(3):185-188. doi: 10.1159/000464296. Epub 2017 May 12.

Authors

Jonathan E Martin¹, Belachew Tessema, Boulos Beshai, Fabiola Balarezo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA.

PMID: 28494465
DOI: 10.1159/000464296

Abstract

Congenital salivary gland anlage tumor (SGAT) is a benign nasopharyngeal mass that presents with respiratory distress in infancy. Prior case reports have characterized SGAT as a lesion of the nasopharynx without intracranial extension. We report a unique case of SGAT extending through the anterior skull base and discuss the differential diagnosis and management of this unusual entity.

Keywords: Infant; Salivary gland anlage tumor; Skull base.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential*
Female
Fever / etiology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Nasal Obstruction / etiology
Nasal Obstruction / surgery
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Salivary Gland Neoplasms* / cerebrospinal fluid
Salivary Gland Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Salivary Gland Neoplasms* / surgery
Salivary Glands*
Skull Base / pathology*
Treatment Outcome