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Two Teflon granulomas of the nasopharynx and paravertebral space mimicking a neoplasm.

Frederieke KampClaudio Storck
Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)
Teflon has been proved to be able to extravasate and infiltrate into soft tissue to form an inflammatory giant-cell foreign-body reaction, a so-called Teflon granuloma. We present a rare case report of a patient with two Teflon granulomas of the head and neck, who were first interpreted as a neoplasm.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • giant cell
  • soft tissue
  • low grade
  • ultrasound guided
  • high grade