title: Congenital midline nasal masses: dermoids, gliomas, and encephaloceles.
abstract: Congenital midline nasal masses are rare entities and therefore easily misdiagnosed or missed altogether. This article reviews the three most common congenital midline nasal masses: dermoids, gliomas, and encephaloceles. Discussion entails embryology, diagnosis, radiologic workup, surgical therapy, and complications.
authors.affiliation: Tulane University School of Medicine, Dept of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New Orleans.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005910:Glioma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery