RT Journal Article
T1 Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Nasal Glioma
A1 Méndez-Gallart, Roberto
A1 Garcia-Palacios, Maria
A1 Carracedo-Reboredo, Raquel
A1 Rodríguez-Barca, Pablo
A1 Bautista Casasnovas, Adolfo L.
K1 Fetal MRI
K1 Nasal glioma
AB A34-year-old primigravida with no significant medicalhistory underwent a routine ultrasound at 21 weeks’gestation. Fetal sonography revealed the presence of a solidmass, 14 mm   19 mm in size, arising from the region ofthe glabella (Figure 1B). No other abnormalities weredetected. Fetal MRI was performed at 21 weeks(Figure 2A) to clearly define the lesion and rule outcalvarial defects. The patient chose to continue with thepregnancy. A male fetus was uneventfully delivered at 39weeks. The presence of a solid friable mass located in theleft internal canthus was noticed (Figure 2B). The masswas resected with no complications at 2 weeks of age(Figure 2C), and pathological study confirmed the presenceof neuroglial heterotopic tissue (nasal glioma). Althoughbenign in nature, gliomas are cosmetically unfavorable, andearly surgical intervention is the treatment of choice tominimize nasal distortion.1,2 Differential diagnosis includesencephalocele, teratoma, dermoid cyst, dacryocystocele,retinoblastoma, and hemangioma.2,3 Prenatal suspecteddiagnosis and assessment is of paramount relevance
PB Elsevier
SN 1701-2163
YR 2018
FD 2018-05-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/16812
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/16812
LA eng
NO Mendez-Gallart et al. Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Nasal Glioma. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada ,40, 5: 523 - 524
DS Minerva
RD 29 abr 2026