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ArticleClinical medicine insights. Case reports2024

Unilateral Periorbital Swelling in a Pediatric Patient.

Ana Rosas Herrera, Ashley B Parker, Mark Chaskes, Frederic Askin, Aurelia S Monk, John R Stephens, Brian D Thorp, Charles S Ebert, Brent A Senior, Adam J Kimple and 1 more

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Ana Rosas HerreraDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Ashley B ParkerDepartment of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Mark ChaskesDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Frederic AskinDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Aurelia S MonkDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
John R StephensDepartment of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Brian D ThorpDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Charles S EbertDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Brent A SeniorDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Adam J KimpleDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Keonho A KongDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

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Abstract

Infratemporal fossa (ITF) tumors are rare in children and may present with a variety of symptoms. Teratomas are neoplasms derived from the 3 germ layers and approximately 6% to 10% are within the head and neck. Our study discusses one of the first reported cases of teratoma in the ITF in a pediatric patient. A 3-year-old girl presents with 2 years of recurrent monthly left periorbital swelling accompanied by fevers, skin discoloration, and pain. Prior episodes were treated with antibiotics with incomplete resolution. Imaging revealed a cystic lesion centered in the ITF. She was taken for endoscopic endonasal biopsy of the lesion and had no complications. Pathology revealed a mature teratoma composed primarily of pancreatic tissue. Providers should consider masses such as teratoma in the differential for ITF tumors and periorbital edema unresponsive to typical treatment.

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infratemporal fossaproptosisTeratoma

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