Head and neck hemangiopericytoma in a child: case report

CONTEXT: Hemangiopericytoma is a relatively rare tumor, first described in 1942, with approximately 300 cases described in the literature to date. In most cases, it affects the trunk and lower extremities. The head and neck incidence is less than 20%, mostly in adults. We describe a case of malignant head and neck hemangiopericytoma in a child. TYPE OF STUDY: Case report. CASE REPORT: A twelve-year-old male patient noted the presence of a firm painless right-side retroauricular lymph node of 1 cm in diameter, which at first remained unchanged for six months, but subsequently enlarged progressively. He denied having had previous trauma at that site. In November 2000, he presented nasal obstruction and voluminous epistaxis that required hospitalization and blood transfusion. During dental treatment one month later, a cranial x-ray revealed bone alterations. A subsequent computed tomography scan showed an extensive lesion of soft tissue density that had invaded the maxillary fossa, eroding the skull base and middle and nasal fossa. The child was then referred to our service, where biopsy was performed, giving a diagnosis of hemangiopericytoma. Shortly afterwards, magnetic resonance imaging revealed that this lesion had undergone significant growth, while maintaining the same invasion pattern. The patient was submitted to conservative surgery in April 2001, with only partial resection of the tumor because of its extent. Histopathological examination of the specimen confirmed the presence of malignant hemangiopericytoma. Following the surgery, the patient presented fast regrowth of the lesion, with partial response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

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Oral Rehabilitation Following Removal of a Rhabdomyosarcoma and Subsequent Microstomia: A Case Report

Journal of Oral Implantology ◽

10.1563/aaid-joi-d-09-0116.1 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 353-360 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Hakan Bilhan ◽

Onur Geckili ◽

Belir Atalay ◽

Selda Arat

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Dental Implants ◽

Malignant Tumor ◽

Dental Treatment ◽

Neck Region ◽

Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma ◽

Oral Rehabilitation ◽

Head And Neck Region ◽

Hybrid Prosthesis

Abstract Rhabdomyosarcoma is a malignant tumor that is most often seen in children younger than 15 years of age. This pathology is found mainly in the head and neck region. Treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma at early stages of life usually affects the dental and osseous development of children. Because of impaired development, microstomia can arise, making dental treatment more difficult. This article presents a patient with microstomia caused by resection of an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in the nasolabial region. The patient was treated with 5 dental implants and fixed hybrid prosthesis in the maxilla and 2 implants supporting an overdenture in the mandible.

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Traumatic Arteriovenous Malformation of Cheek: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Otorhinolaryngology Clinics - An International Journal ◽

10.5005/aijoc-6-1-23 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 23-27

Author(s):

B Satheesh Kumar Bhandary ◽

Vadisha Bhat ◽

Rajeshwary Aroor ◽

Shama Shetty

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Arteriovenous Malformations ◽

Dental Treatment ◽

Hormonal Changes ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Common Location ◽

Rapid Enlargement ◽

Intracranial Lesions ◽

Angiography And Embolization

ABSTRACT Arteriovenous malformations (AVM) are congenital vascular anomalies but are usually first noticed in childhood or adulthood. Head and neck is the most common location for AVM. Extracranial lesions are rare compared to intracranial lesions. The rapid enlargement of the malformation leading to symptoms is usually triggered by trauma or hormonal changes of puberty or pregnancy. Traumatic AVM of the head and neck are very rare. Here we report a case of AVM of cheek in an adult woman developed following a dental treatment. The diagnosis was confirmed by imaging and was treated surgically after angiography and embolization.

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OSTEOMA OF EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL: CASE REPORT

UP STATE JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND HEAD AND NECK SURGERY ◽

10.36611/upjohns/volume9/issue2/10 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol Volume 9 (upjohns/volume9/Issue2) ◽

pp. 51-53

Author(s):

Anshu Sood

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Temporal Bone ◽

External Auditory Canal ◽

Benign Tumor ◽

Histopathological Examination ◽

Otologic Surgery ◽

Superior Part ◽

History Of ◽

Trauma Ct

ABSTRACT An osteoma of the external auditory canal is an uncommon benign tumor with an incidence estimated to be 0.05% of total otologic surgery. In head and neck, they most often arise in the frontoethmoidal region and rarely temporal bone. Osteomas usually asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. A 35 male presented with swelling in right posterior superior part of EAC, without any history of ear picking , swimming or trauma. CT temporal bone revealed a solitary osteoma, with was excised surgically. Histopathological examination confirmed Osteoma.

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Dermoid cyst of the anterior fontanelle in adults: case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria ◽

10.1590/s0004-282x2007000100036 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 65 (1) ◽

pp. 170-172 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ricardo Antônio Gênova de Castro ◽

Afonso de Souza Ribeiro Filho ◽

Valderi Vieira da Silva Jr.

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Dermoid Cyst ◽

Surgical Intervention ◽

Histopathological Examination ◽

Anterior Fontanelle ◽

Congenital Tumor

Head and neck dermoid cysts are lesions relatively rare, which usually occur during childhood as solitary lesions. They are often identified and surgically removed at birth, being uncommon in adults. A 23-year-old male presented with a congenital tumor of the anterior fontanelle, which histopathological examination revealed a dermoid cyst. Surgical intervention is the treatment of choice to remove this lesion. The objective of this study is to report the case, once this type of lesion is rare in adults.

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Dermoid cyst over the left sphenoid in a child: a rare case report

International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery ◽

10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20194146 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

pp. 1688

Author(s):

Andrews Navin Kumar ◽

Anubhav Shivpuri ◽

Sandeep Mehta ◽

Shanender Singh Sambyal

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Dermoid Cyst ◽

Rare Case ◽

Histopathological Examination ◽

Neck Region ◽

Surgical Removal ◽

Cystic Lesions ◽

Head And Neck Region ◽

Rare Case Report

In this case report a bony swelling was noticed clinically which had a cystic presentation in CT imaging. After surgical removal it was sent for histopathological examination and was diagnosed as dermoid cyst. Dermoid cyst is rarely encountered lesions of head and neck region so most frequently misdiagnosed. Though this lesion is very rare but should be considered as a differential diagnosis while evaluation cystic lesions of head and neck region.

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Pilomatricoma in the pinna: a case report

International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery ◽

10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20185314 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 199

Author(s):

C. J. Timna ◽

D. Chandrika

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Hair Follicle ◽

Histopathological Examination ◽

Neck Region ◽

Excision Biopsy ◽

Skin Tumours ◽

Head And Neck Region ◽

Medial Surface ◽

The Past

Benign calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe or pilomatricoma is rare benign skin tumours, typically seen in head and neck region. This is supposed to arise from hair follicle matrix cells. Though head and neck is the commonest area involved by this tumour, only 4.5% cases have been reported in the pinna. Neck is most commonly involved followed by cheek, scalp, pre auricular and peri orbital areas. Here we report a case of pilomatricoma over medial surface of pinna in a 20 years old female. She had the swelling which was gradually increasing for the past 5 years. Histopathological examination following excision biopsy confirmed the diagnosis.

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Traumatic Arteriovenous Malformation of Cheek: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Otorhinolaryngology Clinics - An International Journal ◽

10.5005/jp-journals-10003-1138 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 173-177 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

B Satheesh Kumar Bhandary ◽

Vadisha Bhat ◽

Rajeshwary Aroor ◽

Shama Shetty

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Arteriovenous Malformation ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Dental Treatment ◽

Hormonal Changes ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Common Location ◽

Rapid Enlargement ◽

Intracranial Lesions ◽

Angiography And Embolization

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Chondrosarcoma of Larynx: A Case Report with Review of Literature

Otorhinolaryngology Clinics - An International Journal ◽

10.5005/jp-journals-10003-1192 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 72-74

Author(s):

Rajesh Mundhe ◽

Sagar Tarte ◽

Prerana Patil ◽

Majeda Malik ◽

Salawa Bano ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Histopathological Examination ◽

Cricoid Cartilage ◽

Neck Mass ◽

Differential Diagnoses ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Head And Neck Malignancies ◽

Laryngeal Tumors ◽

Microscopic Features

ABSTRACT In spite of being the most common nonepithelial neoplasm, chondrosarcoma makes up only about 0.2% of all head and neck malignancies and approximately 1% of all laryngeal tumors. Primary laryngeal chondrosarcoma is rare with only 300 cases being reported in literature. Herein, we present a case of 61-year old male who presented with long-standing neck mass. Histopathological examination, revealed it to be a chondrosarcoma arising from cricoid cartilage of larynx. Microscopic features with differential diagnoses and review of literature is being discussed. How to cite this article Mundhe R, Tarte S, Patil P, Malik M, Bano S, Chinoy R. Chondrosarcoma of Larynx: A Case Report with Review of Literature. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Clin 2015;7(2): 72-74.

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Recurrent Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia in the Mandible

Case Reports in Dentistry ◽

10.1155/2016/3920850 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nilton Alves ◽

Reinaldo José de Oliveira ◽

Denise Takehana ◽

Naira Figueiredo Deana

Keyword(s):

Fibrous Dysplasia ◽

Radical Surgery ◽

Histopathological Examination ◽

Conservative Surgery ◽

Cone Beam ◽

Imaging Studies ◽

Slow Increase ◽

X Ray ◽

Extensive Lesion ◽

The Right

Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a condition in which normal bone marrow is replaced by an abnormal proliferation of new fibrous connective tissue. Female patient, white, 20 years old, attended the dental clinic reporting a slow increase in volume in the right mandible region over the last 5 years. She was examined by imaging: the panoramic X-ray revealed a lesion with the appearance of ground glass while the cone-beam computed tomography showed an extensive lesion in the region of the right hemimandible. The histopathological examination was compatible with fibrous dysplasia. Bone gammagraphy was indicated, plus an endocrinological study to eliminate polyostotic forms, which produced a negative result. Monostotic fibrous dysplasia in the right hemimandible was diagnosed. Conservative surgery was carried out and after 1 year recurrence of the tumour was observed. We may conclude that conservative surgery might not be the best choice for treatment for monostotic fibrous dysplasia in the mandible and that other options must be considered, such as radical surgery or the use of bisphosphonates. In our study, we may also conclude that it is very important to explain to the patient the possibility of recurrence of the lesion and the need for monitoring with periodic imaging studies.

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A case of lipoma in lateral anterior neck: a common entity at an uncommon location

International Journal of Scientific Reports ◽

10.18203/issn.2454-2156.intjscirep20172511 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (6) ◽

pp. 182

Author(s):

Deepshikha Rana ◽

Sujata Raychaudhuri ◽

Sheetal Arora

Keyword(s):

Adipose Tissue ◽

Case Report ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Histopathological Examination ◽

Neck Region ◽

Left Lobe ◽

Mesenchymal Tumor ◽

Anterior Neck ◽

Sternal Notch ◽

Uncommon Location

Lipoma is the most common benign mesenchymal tumor of adipose tissue. Their occurrence in head and neck is relatively rare. Lipomas in the neck region are rare tumors that usually present as slowly growing painless masses, found in the lateral portions of the neck. Here, we report a case of lipoma lying over the left lobe of thyroid above the sternal notch in a 41year old man. Swelling was gradually progressive in size since 2 years with no other complaints. Swelling was firm in consistency, mobile, non-tender and not moving with deglutition. It was clinically diagnosed as thyroid neoplasm/ cystic swelling and later on cytological and histopathological examination was performed which revealed benign lipoma. The purpose of this case report is to recognise rare lipomas that occur in unusual locations in the head and neck in order to identify them when they can cause diagnostic problems.

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