title: [Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the vagus nerve].
abstract: Primitive neuroectodermal tumors are a rare type of malignant neuroectodermal tumor that is very aggressive. Cervicofacial location is rare, even exceptional. We report a case of a 4-month-old male infant, referred from the pediatric clinic for severe supralaryngeal dyspnea, a firm mass under the left mandibular angle, mobile and extended to the parotid area, painful, with a curve of the left side wall of the oropharynx. Cervical computed tomodensitometry showed a well-limited mass in the carotid area, enhanced by the contrast product. A vascularized mass, which had developed at the expense of the vagus nerve, was removed surgically. Histology found a primitive neuroectodermal tumor.
authors.affiliation: Clinique universitaire ORL, hôpital Fann, Dakar, Sénégal. Electronic address: pessodina@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pegbessou
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Diom
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Dieng
authors.forename: E E M
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Nao
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thiam
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Diouf
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boube
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kossinda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tall
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Diouf
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Diop
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018242:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014630:Vagus Nerve
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media