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.
Department of Pathology, St. John's Medical College Hospital, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore 560-034, India.
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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