title: Nasopharyngeal glioma: A unique presentation in infants.
abstract: Despite the complex embryological development of the nose and surrounding structures, significant developmental nasal anomalies are rare. Of the various anomalies like-nasopharyngeal cysts, hairy polyps, dermoids, haemangiomata, fibromas, mucocoeles, lipoma, aplasias. We are presenting a rare case of Heterotopic Brain Tissue in the nasopharynx. This 1.5-month-old patient was operated through transpalatal route and mass excised. Histopathologicaly it consisted of various central nervous tissue elements. Seven months post surgery patient is thriving well.
authors.affiliation: F-6/17, Krishan Nagar, Delhi, 110051 India.
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rai
keywords: Glioma Nasopharynx infants