[The clinical analysis and surgical management of infant nasopharyngeal neoplasms].

Objective

To analysis the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment experience of nasopharyngeal neoplasm in infants.Method:Twenty infants cases of nasopharyngeal neoplasm, from June 2002 to March 2015, admitted in our department were retrospectively studied. Nasopharyngeal neoplasm in all cases were ablated with low temperature plasma radiofrequency ablation after anesthesia downlink preoperative 70 degrees endoscope, and new biological routine pathologic examination were done.Result:The low temperature plasma radiofrequency ablation has several advantages,such as simple and convenient operating, short operating time, intraoperative blood loss and clear vision.Five cases were diagnosed as postoperative pathological cyst,4 cases were teratoma, 4 cases were hairy polyps,3 cases were hamartoma, 2 cases were hyperplasia of lymphoid tissue, 1 case was glioma, and 1 case was rhabdomyosarcoma. Postoperative follow-up for 6 months to 12 years, recurrence were found in 2 cases, including 1 death case.

Conclusion

Infants nasopharyngeal neoplasm are almost benign, clinical rare congenital nasopharyngeal tumor more than the early detection of an infant. CT and MRI examination has important significance to the diagnosis. Low temperature plasma radiofrequency ablation with Seventy degrees nasal endoscope is worth extending.