Nasopharyngeal neuroglial heterotopy - Choristoma: Case report and review of the literature

We describe the case of a nine-month-old patient with a nasopharyngeal choristoma. The case presented includes the retrospective review of the historical, radiological, surgical and histological assessment of this pathology as well as a literature review of this entity. This case was presented in an...

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Main Authors: Maria Monica Baquero-Hoyos, José Antonio Marino, José Luis Mayorga
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5d4b8c3bf9b74109932d3a3f1af1704d
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Summary:We describe the case of a nine-month-old patient with a nasopharyngeal choristoma. The case presented includes the retrospective review of the historical, radiological, surgical and histological assessment of this pathology as well as a literature review of this entity. This case was presented in an infant with difficulty feeding, nasal obstruction and failure to thrive, evaluated with flexible nasal endoscopy, CT and MRI. The lesion was then surgically removed without complications. Nasopharyngeal choristoma is a rare congenital non-malignant mass, which may present within a range of symptoms and severity according to its size, growth and location.