title: Ectopic brain tissue in a neonate.
abstract: We report a 2-week-old male with a large cystic mass in the left cervical and face region. No connection to the brain or spinal cord was discernable either at operation or on imaging. Histological study of this mass revealed central nervous tissue including neuroglia, ependymal cells, non-neuroblastic neurons, pigmented retinal epithelium, and choroid plexus. This case represents the rare ectopic 'brain'. We review this case as well as the literature concerning these unusual masses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala., USA. richard.tubbs@ccc.uab.edu
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wellons
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Blount
authors.forename: W Jerry
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Oakes
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Georgeson
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology*