A midface swelling in a child – A possible diagnostic dilemma |
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| Authors: | Kuntal Patel Deemesh Oudit G Ross Caroline Nicolson AJ Howcroft |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston;;2.Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, South Manchester University Hospital, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester;;3.Department of Pathology, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | Dental follicle Facial swelling Odontogenic myxoma Unerupted tooth |
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