Abstract
Schwannomas in children are rare. A nine-year-old boy presented with swelling right side of face and proptosis for 4 months. CT scan showed a heterogenous mass in the right infratemporal fossa and extending to the posterior ethmoid. There was erosion of the bony walls of the infratemporal fossa. A biopsy through the sublabial approach was reported as schwannoma. The tumour was approached by Weber-Ferguson approach and excised in toto with complete relief of symptoms.
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Gupta, A.K., Singh, I., Mann, S.B.S. et al. Schwannoma of infratemporal fossa in a young child. Indian J Pediatr 64, 108–111 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02795789
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