%0 Journal Article
%T Progressive tumefactive fibroinflammatory lesion of the infratemporal fossa treated by radiation therapy
%A Frank J.P. Hoebers
%A Bayardo Perez Ordonez
%A Jon Irish
%A Rand E. Simpson
%J Rare Tumors
%D 2012
%I PAGEPress Publications
%R 10.4081/rt.2012.e12
%X Tumefactive fibroinflammatory lesion (TFIL) is a rare benign tumor in the head and neck region. We present a case of a 40-year-old female with a benign but progressive lesion of the infratemporal fossa, which was diagnosed as TFIL. Patient responded briefly to a course of steroid treatment but eventually showed progression and was unresponsive to further steroids. She was then treated with external beam radiation to a dose of 60 Gy in 30 fractions. After radiation a slow, gradual decrease in tumor size was noted over the course of years and she is free of disease after more than 11 years of follow-up. The major longterm side effect this patient developed was an expected unilateral radiation-induced retinopathy, due to the close proximity of the lesion to the orbit. The dilemma of treatment of benign disease with radiation with potential long-term complications is discussed and a review of the literature on TFIL is presented.
%K tumefactive
%K fibroinflammatory
%K inflammatory
%K radiation therapy
%U http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/3342