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Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the skull base presenting with neuro-ophthalmologic abnormalities or cavernous sinus involvement is very rare in children. We have found only 13 reported cases of cavernous sinus involvement by lymphoma [1]. We report the case of the youngest child diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma of the cavernous sinus and sphenoid sinus, whose first presentation was cavernous sinus syndrome with neuro-ophthalmologic findings.
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Kalina, P., Black, K. & Woldenberg, R. Burkitt's lymphoma of the skull base presenting as cavernous sinus syndrome in early childhood. Pediatr Radiol 26, 416–417 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01387317
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