Swati Tandon

Hamartoma of parapharyngeal space: A rare case report

A hamartoma is a tumor-like lesion made up of tissues indigenous to the part but lacks the true growth potential of a true neoplasm. Hamartomas are rare in head and neck region. Since they are often asymptomatic, they are easily missed during routine examination. To the best of our knowledge, lymphangiomatous hamartoma of parapharyngeal space has not been reported in medical literature so far. We report a rare case of lymphangiomatous hamartoma of parapharyngeal space in an 8-year-old child managed by surgery.

Extragonadal primary yolk sac tumour of temporal bone

Yolk sac tumour, also known as endodermal sinus tumour (EST) is malignant germ cell tumours usually seen in children less than 3 years of age, involving the testis. We describe a rare case of extragonadal primary yolk sac tumour of the temporal bone in a 2.5 years old child presenting with a left sided post auricular mass and facial nerve palsy. Biopsy was consistent with yolk sac tumour showing expression of alpha fetoprotein. Patient was treated with chemotherapy including cisplatin, etoposide, and bleomycin. Post chemotherapy there was decrease in the swelling with improvement in facial nerve palsy.