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Congenital encephalocele presenting in the nasal region is extremely rare. We present here a case ot tncephaloce lecompletely replacing the nose of a five year old boy and duscuss about similar swellings in this region.
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Dasgupta, G. An encephalocele replacing nose completely. IJO & HNS 51, 57–58 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02996848
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