title: Intracavernous teratoma in a school-aged child.
abstract: An eight-year-old boy presented with left eye pain, photophobia, proptosis, third nerve paresis and decreased visual acuity. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a nonenhancing mass filling the cavernous sinus. Using an extradural fronto-orbitozygomatic approach, the cavernous sinus was approached laterally, and a teratoma was removed from within the cavernous sinus. This is the first case of a truly intracavernous teratoma in a child and the fourth case of a teratoma reported in the cavernous sinus region overall. This report outlines the diagnosis and treatment of this unusual cavernous sinus tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Becherer
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hodes
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Warf
mesh_terms: D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013724:Teratoma / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology