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Prenatal ultrasound and histological diagnosis of fetal nasal glioma (heterotopic central nervous system tissue): report of a new case and review of the literature

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Introduction

Nasal glioma is a rare, benign congenital midline facial lesion.

Materials and methods

Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis performed at 2nd trimester of pregnancy revealed a right-sided mass at the level of the fetal face extending from the right internal canthus to the nasal bridge.

Conclusion

Differential diagnosis of facial mass in the fetus represents a critical issue because is essential in guiding the prenatal counselling of the couple and in guiding the prenatal and/or postnatal management. Alternative diagnoses such as dacryocystocele, dermoid cyst, retinoblastoma or teratoma, hemangioma, and encephalocele that can not completely be excluded prenatally are discussed. Embryology, pathology, prenatal ultrasound diagnostic clusters of the lesion as well as MR imaging findings are discussed together with review of the literature.

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  1. Prenatal Diagnostic Service, Guastalla Civil Hospital, AUSL Reggio Emilia, Via Donatori Sangue, 1, 42016, Guastalla, Reggio Emilia, Italy

    Gabriele Tonni

  2. Preconceptional and Prenatal Physiopathology Service, Department of Genetic, Perinatal and Gynecologic Sciences, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy

    Mario Lituania

  3. Pathology Service, Arcispedale “Santa Maria Nuova”, Reggio Emilia, Italy

    Maria Paola Bonasoni

  4. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    Claudio De Felice

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Tonni, G., Lituania, M., Bonasoni, M.P. et al. Prenatal ultrasound and histological diagnosis of fetal nasal glioma (heterotopic central nervous system tissue): report of a new case and review of the literature. Arch Gynecol Obstet 283 (Suppl 1), 55–59 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-011-1856-3

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