Glial heterotopia of the orbit and extranasal region: an unusual entity.
Glial heterotopia or the occurrence of isolated non-teratomatous extracranial glial tissue is rare. Most of the reported cases of this entity arise in the nose. Herein a rare case of heterotopic glial tissue in the orbit and extranasal region without bony defect is described.
Bajaj
Mandeep S
MS
Oculoplasty and Paediatric Ophthalmology Services, Rajendra Prasad Center for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. msbajaj32@hotmail.com
Kashyap
Seema
S
Wagh
Vijay B
VB
Pathak
Harish
H
Shrey
Dinesh
D
D002648:Child; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009457:Neuroglia; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed