title: Schwannoma of infratemporal fossa in a young child.
abstract: Schwannomas in children are rare. A nine-year-old boy presented with swelling right side of face and proptosis for 4 months. CT scan showed a heterogenous mass in the right infratemporal fossa and extending to the posterior ethmoid. There was erosion of the bony walls of the infratemporal fossa. A biopsy through the sublabial approach was reported as schwannoma. The tumour was approached by Weber-Ferguson approach and excised in toto with complete relief of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome