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.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital "Teresa Herrera" Complexo Hospitalario "Juan Canalejo," A Coruña, Spain.
Roberto
R
Méndez
Margarita
M
Montero
Manuel G
MG
Tellado
Ivan
I
Somoza
Jorge
J
Liras
Ernesto
E
Pais
Diego
D
Vela
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