title: Frontal encephalocele and the nasal cavity.
abstract: Congenital encephaloceles are rare lesions which are often present at the occipital region. Occasionally, they are encountered anteriorly where they may erode through the base of the skull or through a congenital defect in it and appear as a nasal polyp. We describe a case of an anterior basal encephalocele which presented with hypertelorism and was mistaken for a nasal polyp.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Ashoor
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Satti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003399:Craniotomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed