title: Respiratory distress secondary to nasopharyngeal glial heterotopia.
abstract: Nasal glial heterotopia (nasal glioma) is a rare congenital malformation of neural origin. We present a newborn baby with life-threatening respiratory distress secondary to nasopharyngeal glial heterotopia that obstructed the nasopharyngeal or nasal airway. A high degree of suspicion, early diagnosis and surgical management are essential to cure this rare and potentially life-threatening disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. niklas.pakkasjarvi@helsinki.fi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pakkasjärvi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salminen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kalajoki-Helmiö
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rintala
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pitkäranta
mesh_terms: D005910:Glioma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery