Nasal gliomaQ01.1
Synonym(s)
Glial hamartoma; glioma nasales; nasal glioma; Nasal Glioma; peripheral glioma; Peripheral glioma
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Congenital heterotopic brain and glial tissue located in the nasal region. Not a real tumor. Extremely rare.
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Early embryonic protrusion of brain tissue between the frontal and nasal os or in the area of the foramen caecum with later separation from the brain.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Intra- or extranasal (nasal root) localized, reddish, sharply demarcated, soft nodule (Ma KH et al. 2006; Ohta N et al. 2010).
HistologyThis section has been translated automatically.
Typical glial tissue, more rarely also nerve cells and ependym cells.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
Complete surgical extirpation. Connection to the CNS must be ruled out before.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Boyer AC et al (2015) Prenatal Diagnosis of Nasal Glioma Associated with Metopic Craniosynostosis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Radiol Case Rep 9:1-8.
- Dasgupta NR et al (2003) Nasal gliomas: identification and differentiation from hemangiomas. J Craniofac Surgery 14: 736-738
- Schmoeckel C et al (1985) The so-called nasal glioma. Dermatologist 36: 360-361