title: Brain heterotopia: choristoma of the back.
abstract: Heterotopic brain tissue, except in the head and neck region, is exceedingly rare. Mature neural tissue unexpectedly found in the subcutaneous tissues of the back of a toddler lacked an attachment to the central nervous system (CNS), and appeared to be unorganized glial tissue on pathologic evaluation. Appropriate clinical management of such lesions includes a suspicion of subcutaneous lesions near the CNS and evaluation to eliminate the presence of communication with the CNS, followed by surgical excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43 205, USA.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Downing
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Hamoudi
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Besner
mesh_terms: D001415:Back / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001921:Brain; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D009418:S100 Proteins