An unusual case of an embedded foreign body in the face.
An unusual case is discussed in which a child presented with a significant facial deformity that was thought to be a soft tissue tumor. After surgical exploration it was found to be a fibrous encapsulated mass containing a foreign body.
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Harry
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Department of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Brooklyn Hospital Center, USA.
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Orett
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D002610:Cheek / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005145:Face; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans