title: Prenatal diagnosis and management of a craniofacial glioma detected at 20 weeks' gestation. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Foetal imaging and anomaly detection is advancing at a rapid rate. As a result, detection of foetal craniofacial abnormalities is increasing. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging are currently the imaging modalities most commonly used. The authors describe the detection of a nasal glioma at 20 weeks' gestation, subsequent prenatal monitoring and postnatal management with surgical excision at 2 months of age. The world literature regarding prenatal diagnosis and management of craniofacial malformations is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Kings College University Hospital, UK. drbeegun@gmail.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Beegun
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dua
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Connor
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bentley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D005910:Glioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal