title: Heterotopic central nervous system tissue arising in the palatopharyngeal region associated with cleft palate: case report.
abstract: We present a rare case of heterotopic central nervous system tissue that arose in the palatopharyngeal region in a 4-year girl with a cleft palate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. Electronic address: zhq0608@aliyun.com.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. Electronic address: 578157691@qq.com.
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China. Electronic address: lailai517@sina.com.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. Electronic address: wang9jiang@sina.com.
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000473:pathology; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000473:pathology*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
keywords: Cleft palate; Developmental malformation; Glial choristoma; Heterotopic central nervous system tissue