Schwannoma of infratemporal fossa in a young child.
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.
Gupta
A K
AK
Department of Otolaryngology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
Singh
I
I
Mann
S B
SB
Banerjee
A K
AK
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