Nasal glioma Q01.1

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 03.08.2021

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Synonym(s)

Glial hamartoma; glioma nasales; nasal glioma; Nasal Glioma; peripheral glioma; Peripheral glioma

Definition
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Congenital heterotopic brain and glial tissue located in the nasal region. Not a real tumor. Extremely rare.

Etiopathogenesis
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Early embryonic protrusion of brain tissue between the frontal and nasal os or in the area of the foramen caecum with later separation from the brain.

Clinical features
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Intra- or extranasal (nasal root) localized, reddish, sharply demarcated, soft nodule (Ma KH et al. 2006; Ohta N et al. 2010).

Histology
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Typical glial tissue, more rarely also nerve cells and ependym cells.

Therapy
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Complete surgical extirpation. Connection to the CNS must be ruled out before.

Literature
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  1. Boyer AC et al (2015) Prenatal Diagnosis of Nasal Glioma Associated with Metopic Craniosynostosis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Radiol Case Rep 9:1-8.
  2. Dasgupta NR et al (2003) Nasal gliomas: identification and differentiation from hemangiomas. J Craniofac Surgery 14: 736-738
  3. Schmoeckel C et al (1985) The so-called nasal glioma. Dermatologist 36: 360-361

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Last updated on: 03.08.2021