Heterotopic brain presenting as a lip lesion.
Heterotopic brain tissue in the upper lip of a newborn child is presented and discussed. This rare developmental anomaly is usually present at birth and may simulate hemangioma. Before any surgical procedure can be performed, thorough radiographic and neurosurgical examination is essential to rule out eventual communication of the tumor with intracranial space.
Pasyk
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Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
Argenta
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Marks
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Friedman
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D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002828:Choristoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male