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The Extranasal Glioma - A Cause Of Neonatal Respiratory Distress, Muneer Amanullah, F Attar Z

Department of Surgery

Normal brain tissue in an abnonnal configuration, occurring at a site away from the cranial cavity, is temied an Extranasal Glioma. Since its first description in 1852 by Reid², only 140 patients with this entity have been reported. Heterotopic brain tissue when present in a confined area may cause obstmction, pressure and pain. Its occurrence in the nasopharyngeal region is relatively rare and only 19 cases have been reported so far², the majority presenting with respiratory distress in the early neonatal period. The objective of this report is to create an awareness amongst the physicians of …