RESUMO

We describe the surgery and reconstruction employed with a sternocleidomastoid myocutaneous flap for the treatment of a heterotopic glioma in a 2-year-old boy with incomplete palatal fissure who presented with dysphagia and snoring, in whom a lateral pharyngeal wall mass obstructing 60% of the airway was noted. Heterotopic gliomas are uncommonly reported in the parapharyngeal space and should be included in the differential diagnosis at this location in children. Parapharyngeal tumors present difficult diagnostic and management challenges; head and neck surgeons must be prepared not only for the resection but also for the reconstruction of these rare lesions.

Assuntos

Coristoma/cirurgia , Fissura Palatina/cirurgia , Glioma/cirurgia , Neoplasias Faríngeas/cirurgia , Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica/métodos , Retalhos Cirúrgicos/cirurgia , Pré-Escolar , Coristoma/diagnóstico , Fissura Palatina/complicações , Humanos , Masculino , Músculo Esquelético/cirurgia , Neoplasias Faríngeas/complicações , Faringe/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X