Parapharyngeal neuroglial heterotopia extending through the skull base in a neonate with airway obstruction.
We present a neonate with heterotopic nasopharyngeal brain tissue causing airway obstruction. Preoperative imaging showed extension of the mass along major neurovascular pathways into the cranial vault. Preoperative identification of intracranial extension is essential for planning surgery to prevent postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks or possible meningitis.
Huisman
Thierry A G M
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Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland. thierry.huisman@kispi.unizh.ch
Brehmer
Ulrike
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Zeilinger
Georg
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Stallmach
Thomas
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Gysin
Claudine
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D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000151:congenital* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology; D002828:Choristoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual; D009457:Neuroglia; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology; D019291:Skull Base / Q000473:pathology