title: Image-guided transoral resection of recurrent parapharyngeal space glial heterotopia.
abstract: Intranasal glial heterotopia is an uncommon congenital nasal lesion of neuroectoderm origin. Involvement of the parapharyngeal space is extremely rare. We present a case report of a newborn with life-threatening respiratory distress and feeding difficulty caused by a nasal glial heterotopia in a rare location involving the nasopharynx and parapharyngeal space. Surgical treatment was done in a staged fashion, involving image guidance for recurrence. Other diagnostic and treatment options are reviewed in the light of current literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, United States.
authors.forename: Jinwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, United States.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, United States.
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deisch
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, United States.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, United States. Electronic address: rwareham@llu.edu.
authors.forename: Rachelle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wareham
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009297:Nasal Mucosa; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009457:Neuroglia; D012008:Recurrence; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Glial heterotopia; Parapharyngeal space; Stereotactic image guidance