Enlarged vomeronasal organ in a child: imaging findings.
The vomeronasal organ is a special sensory organ that exists in both animals and humans. It is located on the sides of nasal septum and although it involutes with age, occasionally it may be seen in humans. We present the imaging findings in a child with an enlarged nasal septum whose features we believe are compatible with a vomeronasal organ.
Zosel
Amy E
AE
Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
Smith
Michelle M
MM
Smith
Timothy L
TL
Castillo
Mauricio
M
D003287:Contrast Media; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019147:Vomeronasal Organ / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
D003287:Contrast Media