Central nervous system heterotopia in association with cleft palate.
A case of central nervous system heterotopia, in association with a unique cleft palate deformity, is presented and discussed. Only two cases of such palatal lesions in association with cleft palates have been previously reported. The subject of pharyngeal and palatal central nervous system heterotopia is reviewed, and hypotheses to account for their clinical behavior are presented.
D002490:Central Nervous System; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology