title: Neurilemmoma presenting as a midline nasal mass in a pediatric patient.
abstract: We report a case of a neurilemmoma presenting as a midline nasal mass in a 13-year-old girl. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a nasal neurilemmoma in a pediatric patient. Although this neoplasm is benign in nature, surgical resection is warranted to prevent recurrence, and it is the sole means of treatment. The overall prognosis is excellent, as was the case for our patient. We discuss the diagnosis and management of neurilemmomas and urge physicians not to exclude nasal neurilemmoma from the differential diagnosis in a pediatric patient who presents with a nasal mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Nemours Children's Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32207, USA. gjosephs@nemours.org
authors.forename: Gary D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Josephson
authors.forename: Sapna A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Duckworth
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kress
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery