Extranasal glial heterotopia: case report.
Glial heterotopia or the occurrence of isolated non-teratomatous extracranial glial tissue is rare. We report a neonate with extensive extranasal glial heterotopia involving the left buccopharyngeal region, palate and base of the skull and presenting with respiratory distress and a bleeding oral mass. A staged operative approach was adopted to excise the lesion. The literature on the subject is briefly reviewed.
Mohanty
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Department of Pathology, St. John's Medical College Hospital, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore 560-034, India.
Das
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Correa
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D'Cruz
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D001921:Brain; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000473:pathology*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed