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Heterotopic neuroglial tissue causing upper airway obstruction in a newborn
Negar Azarpira1, Mohamad-Javad Ashraf, Bijan Khademi
1Department of Pathology, Transplant Research Center, Nemazi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. negarazarpira@yahoo.com
Abstract:
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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