Abstract
Heterotopic brain tissue, except in the head and neck region, is exceedingly rare. Mature neural tissue unexpectedly found in the subcutaneous tissues of the back of a toddler lacked an attachment to the central nervous system (CNS), and appeared to be unorganized glial tissue on pathologic evaluation. Appropriate clinical management of such lesions includes a suspicion of subcutaneous lesions near the CNS and evaluation to eliminate the presence of communication with the CNS, followed by surgical excision.
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Downing, M.T., Hamoudi, A.B. & Besner, G.E. Brain heterotopia: choristoma of the back. Pediatr Surg Int 12, 183–185 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01349994
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