title: Teratoma of the cavernous sinus: case report.
abstract: We report the case of an infant with a mature teratoma of the lateral wall of the cavernous sinus. A complete excision of the tumor was achieved. There was no evidence of recurrence at 1-year follow-up examination. Intracranial teratomas and the anatomy of the lateral wall of the cavernous sinus are briefly reviewed. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a teratoma confined to the cavernous sinus.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neurosurgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Pikus
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Harbaugh
mesh_terms: D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*