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Synchronous cystic teratomas of the craniofacial region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Neena Chaudhary
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi - 110029, India.
Krishna Pal Singh Malik
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi - 110029, India.
Alok Gupta
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi - 110029, India.
Anil Kumar Rai
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi - 110029, India.
Pankaj Gupta
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi - 110029, India.
Geetika Khanna
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi - 110029, India.

Abstract

A case of synchronous cystic teratomas presented with the complaints of a slow-growing facial mass and forward protrusion of the right eye since birth. The patient was examined thoroughly and subjected to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. The MRI scan revealed the presence of two separate cysts in the right orbit and right temporal fossa. The patient was operated by a combined effort of ophthalmologists and otorhinolaryngologists. The cysts were excised and subjected to pathological examination. The histopathological survey revealed both the cysts to be mature cystic teratomas similar to each other. This coexistence of a primary temporal fossa teratoma with an orbital teratoma is the first of its kind and to the best of our knowledge has not been reported before.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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