Intracavernous teratoma in a school-aged child.
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.
Becherer
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TA
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Davis
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DG
Hodes
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JE
Warf
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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