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Nasal Glioma

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Nasal gliomas are rare congenital masses that present in the pediatric patient population. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the epidemiology, presentation, pathophysiology, and treatment of these masses.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, USA

    Frank W. Virgin MD

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Reza Rahbar MD

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Reza Rahbar

  2. Harvard Medica School, Dana-Farber/Boston Childrens Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo

  3. Department of Plastic Surgery, Harvard Medical School Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    John G. Meara

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Edward R. Smith

  5. Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Antonio R. Perez-Atayde

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Virgin, F., Rahbar, R. (2014). Nasal Glioma. In: Rahbar, R., Rodriguez-Galindo, C., Meara, J., Smith, E., Perez-Atayde, A. (eds) Pediatric Head and Neck Tumors. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8755-5_22

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