Heterotopic brain tissue in the upper lip of a neonate mimicking bilateral cleft lip features.
Heterotopic brain tissue is an extremely rare developmental anomaly frequently diagnosed in the newborn period. This entity has been described in various sites of the head and neck, most commonly in the nasal area. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are necessary for exclude associated cranial communications. Heterotopic brain tissue is an extremely rare developmental anomaly frequently diagnosed in the newborn period. This entity has been described in various sites of the head and neck, most commonly in the nasal area. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are necessary for exclude associated cranial communications.
Méndez
Roberto
R
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital "Teresa Herrera" Complexo Hospitalario "Juan Canalejo," A Coruña, Spain.
Montero
Margarita
M
Tellado
Manuel G
MG
Somoza
Ivan
I
Liras
Jorge
J
Pais
Ernesto
E
Vela
Diego
D
D001921:Brain; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology