title: Synchronous cystic teratomas of the craniofacial region.
abstract: A case of synchronous cystic teratomas presented with the complaints of a slow-growing facial mass and forward protrusion of the right eye since birth. The patient was examined thoroughly and subjected to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. The MRI scan revealed the presence of two separate cysts in the right orbit and right temporal fossa. The patient was operated by a combined effort of ophthalmologists and otorhinolaryngologists. The cysts were excised and subjected to pathological examination. The histopathological survey revealed both the cysts to be mature cystic teratomas similar to each other. This coexistence of a primary temporal fossa teratoma with an orbital teratoma is the first of its kind and to the best of our knowledge has not been reported before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi - 110029, India. neenacc@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Neena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: Krishna Pal Singh
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Anil Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Geetika
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Khanna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013701:Temporal Bone; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology*