A Case of Nasal Glioma.
- Author:
Jae Wook MYUNG
1
;
Ji Youn SONG
;
Chul Jong PARK
;
Seok Jin KANG
;
Si Yong KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Nasal glioma
- MeSH: Astrocytes; Brain; Embryonic Development; Female; Glioma*; Humans; Infant; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neurons; Parturition; Pregnancy
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology 2003;41(1):104-107
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Nasal glioma is a rare, benign, congenital tumor, which is ectopic sequested brain tissue that has lost its intracranial connection. It is thought to be the result of an abnormality in embryonic development. A 2-month-old female patient presented with firm, noncompressible, pinkish, 0.6 cm-diameter, protruding mass on the glabella from birth. No intracranial connection was found by MRI. Histopathological finding showed an unencapsulated pale-staining fibrillary glial tissue, which contains astrocytes and some neurons. Immunohistochemically, the glial tissue and astrocytes were positive for GFAP(glial fibrillary acidic protein), and neurons were positive for NSE(neuron-specific enolase).
