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Radiology Quiz Case
Suzanne K. Doud Galli, MD, PhD;
Richard A. Lebowitz, MD
New York, NY
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001;127:1005-1006.
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A 2-YEAR-OLD BOY presented to the emergency department with a 3-month
history of left-sided facial swelling, which had worsened during the past
month. There was a firm 2 x 3-cm mass within the masseteric muscle,
anterior to the angle of the mandible. There was no fluctuance or cellulitis,
but the mass was tender to palpation. There was no history of fever or rash.
The patient had no medical history, and there were no other lesions noted
on physical examination. He was admitted for intravenous antibiotic therapy,
which resulted in some resolution of the facial swelling.
A mandible series demonstrated absence of the ascending ramus and condyle
on the left side (Figure 1). A contrast-enhanced
computed tomographic scan revealed a lytic lesion at the angle of the mandible,
with extensive osseous destruction of the vertical ramus and extension into
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