Parapharyngeal neuroglial heterotopia extending through the skull base in a neonate with airway obstruction.

Huisman TA; Brehmer U; Zeilinger G; Stallmach T; Gysin C

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.06.014

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Parapharyngeal neuroglial heterotopia extending through the skull base in a neonate with airway obstruction.

Huisman TA Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland. thierry.huisman@kispi.unizh.ch
Brehmer U
Zeilinger G
Stallmach T
Gysin C

2007-10-10

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Journal of pediatric surgery. - 2007

English We present a neonate with heterotopic nasopharyngeal brain tissue causing airway obstruction. Preoperative imaging showed extension of the mass along major neurovascular pathways into the cranial vault. Preoperative identification of intracranial extension is essential for planning surgery to prevent postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks or possible meningitis.

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