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Heterotopic brain tissue in the upper lip of a neonate mimicking bilateral cleft lip features
Roberto Méndez1, Margarita Montero, Manuel G Tellado
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital "Teresa Herrera" Complexo Hospitalario "Juan Canalejo," A Coruña, Spain.
Abstract:
Heterotopic brain tissue is an extremely rare developmental anomaly frequently diagnosed in the newborn period. This entity has been described in various sites of the head and neck, most commonly in the nasal area. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are necessary for exclude associated cranial communications. Heterotopic brain tissue is an extremely rare developmental anomaly frequently diagnosed in the newborn period. This entity has been described in various sites of the head and neck, most commonly in the nasal area. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are necessary for exclude associated cranial communications.

