Heterotopic pharyngeal brain.
We report a case of heterotopic brain tissue in the oropharynx without connection to the CNS. We attempt to differentiate this developmental anomaly from encephaloceles and nasal gliomas, in which a communication with the CNS may lead to the development of postoperative meningitis.
D001921:Brain; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology