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State of the Art Cranial Ultrasound Imaging in Neonates
Published on: February 2, 2015
[Neonatal rhinopharyngeal obstruction due to craniopharyngioma]
D Cheddadi1, S Triki, S Gallet
1Service ORL, centre hospitalier, Montluçon, France.
Background:
Craniopharyngioma, the most common tumor of the sellar and suprasellar regions in childhood, can exceptionally develop in the infrasellar area.
Case Report:
A premature girl (GA: 30 weeks) weighing 1240 g required intubation and ventilation because she suffered from a neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. Nasal endoscopy showed total obstruction of rhinopharynx by a tumor resembling adenoid tissue. This tumor was successfully excised and its histological examination showed a craniopharyngioma.
Conclusion:
A wide range of intranasal tumors has to be examined, endoscopy and CT scan are necessary for a precise localization and to eliminate meningocele.
