title: Neurothekeoma of the paranasal sinuses in a 3-year-old boy.
abstract: Neurothekeoma is a benign soft tissue tumor commonly located on the skin. In this report, a 3-year-old boy presented with restricted right eye movement and decrease in visual acuity. The patient was found to have a 6-cm neurothekeoma involving the maxillary and ethmoid sinuses. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of neurothekeoma with involvement of the maxillary and ethmoid sinuses. This uncommon lesion should be considered as the differential diagnosis of pediatric soft tissue tumors in the head and neck region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Division of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, 102 Pokfulam Road, SAR, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. yhbird@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Birgitta Yee Hang
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Yau
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: King Yin
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: William Ignace
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018321:Neurothekeoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome