[Removal of lateral orbital wall for management of orbital cavernous hemangioma].

Introduction: A relatively rare condition, cavernous hemangioma of the orbit poses a problem due to difficulty of the surgical approach. Modifications in surgical approaches and better understanding of these tumors preoperatively allow for less disfiguring elective surgery than before.

Materials And Methods: Five cases of orbital cavernous hemangiomas reviewed in our department between 2005 and 2009 underwent surgery by external lateral approach with removal of the lateral orbital wall.

Cervical lymph node metastasis in chromophobe renal cell carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature.

The metastasis of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma to head and neck region, described herein, has never been reported before to our knowledge. A 56-year-old woman with a history of nephrectomy, that revealed chromophobe renal cell carcinoma six years before, presented left cervical mass. Imaging showed with left cervical lymphadenopathies and thyroid nodule.

[Aneurysmal cyst of ethmoid bone: a case report].

Aim: To report on the value of imaging in the diagnosis and assessment of aneurysmal cyst of the ethmoid bone.

Case: A 12-year-old girl with a stuffy nose, revealing an aneurysmal bone cyst of the ethmoid, explored by CT, MRI, who had a preoperative arteriography with embolization.

Conclusion: Aneurysmal bone cyst is a benign bone lesion which rarely involves the facial bones.

Mantle cell lymphoma of the larynx: Primary case report.

Introduction: Primary laryngeal lymphomas are exceedingly rare. Only about a hundred cases have been reported. They consist mainly of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, especially of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.

[Congenital insensitivity to pain: difficulty of management].

Introduction: Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA) is a very rare disorder, most often of genetic origin.

Case Report: The authors present the case of two siblings, 10 and 13 years old, both followed-up since the age of 2 for CIPA diagnosed after discovering insensitivity to pain during iterative falls, burns, and of severe oro-digital self-mutilating behavior. Sural nerve biopsy and an electromyogram confirmed the diagnosis.