Meningioma of the cavernous sinus in a child: case report and review of the literature.
Meningiomas infrequently develop in children, and their clinical picture is somewhat different than in adults. We describe here a case of a meningioma in a 9-year-old girl unusual in two aspects. Firstly, it arose from the cavernous sinus what is exceptional in children. Secondly, despite the big tumor mass the child was almost asymptomatic. The only symptoms at presentation were a slight facial asymmetry and minimal laterodeviation of her mandible. Those symptoms had not been noticed by her parents and were detected during careful routine dental examination. The clinical course was quite aggressive and several neurosurgical interventions were necessary. This case underlines the importance of careful medical and dental examination during routine checkup consultations and undertaking necessary diagnostic procedures aimed at elucidating of all detected, even minimal abnormalities.
Rousset-Caron
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Laboratory for Cranial Development and Prevention, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Lille, Lille, France.
Wolowiec
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D
Czapiga
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B
Maurage
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CA
Trentesaux
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T
Nawrocki
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L
D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery