Heterotopic neuroglial tissue causing upper airway obstruction in a newborn.
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چکیده
Heterotopic neuroglial tissue, composed of differentiated neuroectodermal tissue, represents developmental heterotopia of neuroglial tissue rather than true neoplasm. Herein, we present a patient with nasopharyngeal heterotopic neuroglial tissue who presented with respiratory distress and feeding difficulty in early days after birth. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a cystic lesion measuring about 3 x 1.5 cm in the nasopharynx near the uvula. The lesion was resected and confirmed histologically as a heterotopic neuroglial tissue.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of Iranian medicine
دوره 9 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006