A midface swelling in a child - A possible diagnostic dilemma.
A lump on the midface of a child can pose as a diagnostic dilemma. There is a wide variety of possible differential diagnoses, ranging from simple benign conditions such as a sebaceous cyst, dermoid cyst, lipoma, neuroma and neurofibroma, to potentially devastating conditions such as odontogenic myxoma. A case of a child in which the formulation of a definite diagnosis was clinically and histologically challenging is presented.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston;
Kuntal
K
Patel
Deemesh
D
Oudit
G
G
Ross
Caroline
C
Nicolson
Aj
A
Howcroft
Dental follicle; Facial swelling; Odontogenic myxoma; Unerupted tooth