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Nasal Glioma: Rare Congenital Neonatal Nasal Masses


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1 Department of Radiology, Pt. B.D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pt. B.D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
3 Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Advanta superspeciality Hospital and Trauma Center, Rohtak, Haryana-124001, India
     

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A nasal glioma is a rare benign congenital midline mass which usually presents in neonates and infants. If extranasal, it presents as soft tissue midline mass which grows with age and intranasal type presents with nasal obstruction and difficulty in breathing. We report two cases of nasal glioma in infants. In first case it was misdiagnosed as choanal atresia and in second case as antrochoanal polyp. They had an uncomplicated surgical intervention with a good cosmetic result. Pediatricians should know masses seen in neonatal period as they are the first one to see the patient. Nasal gliomas are rare, congenital lesions with a potential for intracranial extension. Evaluation should include preoperative imaging with a thin-cut axial and coronal CT scan and/or MRI. Treatment requires surgical excision.

Keywords

Nasal Glioma, Benign Neoplasm, Midline Mass, CT Scan.
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Authors

Sarita Magu
Department of Radiology, Pt. B.D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
Shaveta Jain
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pt. B.D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
Nitin Jain
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Advanta superspeciality Hospital and Trauma Center, Rohtak, Haryana-124001, India
Seema Rohilla
Department of Radiology, Pt. B.D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Abstract


A nasal glioma is a rare benign congenital midline mass which usually presents in neonates and infants. If extranasal, it presents as soft tissue midline mass which grows with age and intranasal type presents with nasal obstruction and difficulty in breathing. We report two cases of nasal glioma in infants. In first case it was misdiagnosed as choanal atresia and in second case as antrochoanal polyp. They had an uncomplicated surgical intervention with a good cosmetic result. Pediatricians should know masses seen in neonatal period as they are the first one to see the patient. Nasal gliomas are rare, congenital lesions with a potential for intracranial extension. Evaluation should include preoperative imaging with a thin-cut axial and coronal CT scan and/or MRI. Treatment requires surgical excision.

Keywords


Nasal Glioma, Benign Neoplasm, Midline Mass, CT Scan.

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