Giant Cell Tumor
Fig. 21.1 Frontal (a) and submental (b) photograph of 12-year-old girl with left mandibular swelling Fullness in vestibule (Fig. 21.2) Fig. 21.2 Intraoral photograph demonstrates fullness in left buccal vestibule Loose…
Pituitary Region Tumors
Fig. 36.1 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearance of Rathke’s cleft cyst (RCC), with sagittal (a) and coronal (b) T2-weighted images. Note lesion rising out of sella (black arrow) and compressing…
Fibrous Dysplasia
Fig. 18.1 G Protein-coupled receptor activation and inactivation pathway. a In its inactive state, the Gsα is bound to guanosine diphosphate (GDP) and βγ subunits. b Agonist binding to the…
Germ Cell Tumors/Teratoma
Fig. 20.1 Oblique sonogram of a 16-week gestational age fetus demonstrates a 1 cm teratoma emanating from the right cheek into the amniotic fluid of an otherwise healthy 30-year-old gravida 4,…
Esthesioneuroblastoma
Symptoms 1. Nasal Unilateral nasal obstruction (70 %) Epistaxis (50 %) Unilateral nasal mass Rhinorrhea Anosmia (5 %) 2. Neurologic Headaches Cranial nerve paralysis 3. Ophthamologic Proptosis Visual disturbance Excessive lacrimation 4….
Rhabdomyoma
Fig. 38.1 Rhabdomyoma of neck. a Cut surface of lobulated soft tissue mass with a meaty appearance and a red and white-gray color. The mass had a soft rubbery consistency…
Craniopharyngioma
Fig. 13.1 Pathology of craniopharyngioma. a Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma characterized by trabecules of stratified squamous epithelium with peripheral palisading of basaloid cells (black arrows). A microcystic component (on the right) contains…
Dermoid: Nasal
Nasal Dermoid Glioma Encephalocele Hemangioma Teratoma Diagnosis and Evaluation Physical Examination Noncompressible mass between columella and glabella. Does not transilluminate. Negative Furstenberg sign. Broadening of nasal dorsum. Widening of the…
Nasal Glioma
Fig. 22.1 Anterior rhinoscopy demonstrating a pale mass obstructing the nasal cavity Nasal congestion. No pulsation or expansion of lesion with crying, coughing, or straining. Compression of the ipsilateral jugular…
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Benign conditions Infectious mononucleosis Atypical mycobacterial and other lymphadenitis Juvenile angiofibroma Malignant conditions NUT (nuclear protein in testis) midline carcinoma Sinonasal carcinoma Parameningeal rhabdomyosarcoma Esthesioneuroblastoma Lymphoma Cervical neuroblastoma Nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft…
