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

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Nov 19;10(11):e6612. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6612. eCollection 2022 Nov.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Teflon; Teflon granuloma; nasopharynx; velopharyngeal insufficiency.

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