ANAMNESIS
/ SYMPTOMS:
A 5 year old girl is suffering from a swelling in the left buccal region that
occured after a fall. On palpation the swelling is soft and partly undulating.
FINDINGS:
On
the sonogramm shows a partly subcutaneous located, echofree tumour with
an extent of 30 x 5 mm. It is located lateral ofthe masseter
muscle, ventral of the parotid
gland and with its anterior boundary reaching Bichat´s
fat pad. Mandible and oral
cavity are easy to visualize.
The
lower picture shows the buccal soft-tissue, the masseter muscle and the
mandible as well as Bichat´s fat pad after punction of the tumour.
DIAGNOSIS:
Haematoma after
fall on the left cheek.