PEDIATRICS

Craniopharyngioma

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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…

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Dermoid: Nasal

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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…

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Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

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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…

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Nasal Glioma

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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…

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Encephaloceles

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Fig. 16.1 Encephalocele. a Cut section of encephalocele wall showing skin surface with dermis and epidermis a dense fibrous dura-like band and deep-seated leptomeninges. b Brain tissue covered by a…

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Neuroblastoma

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Fig. 31.1 MRI of a 4-month-old infant who presented with right Horner syndrome. T1 coronal (a) and T2 axial (b) images show a mass within the carotid space. Biopsy showed…

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Arteriovenous Malformations: Extracranial

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(1) Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA     Rafael A. Couto Email: arin.greene@childrens.harvard.edu Abstract Arteriovenous malformation is a fast-flow vascular anomaly…

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Interventional Radiology

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Fig. 5.1 Arteriovenous malformation (AVM): a Pulsatile mass of the right cheek. b Arterial and c venous phases of right external carotid angiogram demonstrating high-flow AVM with large draining veins….

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Melanoma

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Fig. 29.1 Melanoma of the scalp in a 5-year-old girl However, the presentation of pediatric melanoma can be nonspecific, mimicking a benign or dysplastic nevus, a hemangioma, a Spitz nevus, a…

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Radiotherapy

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Fig. 4.1 Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) plan for a patient with a nasopharyngeal tumor. Upper right panel: dose volume histogram with doses to specific critical structures (chiasm, parotid gland, spinal…

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