Glial heterotopia presenting as nasal polyp - Report of two cases

Authors

  • Soma Datta Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
  • Bhawna Bhutoria Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
  • Uma Banerjee Professor & Head of the Department of Pathology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
  • Manish Nigam Department of Pathology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i1.13360

Keywords:

nasal polyp

Abstract

This report described two cases of nasal glial heterotopia which primarily presented as nasal polyp. Glial heterotopia one form of congenital midline nasal mass is a rare anomaly usually detected at birth. There are congenital malformation of displaced normal, mature glial tissue, which is no longer in continuity with an intracranial component. The case reports correlates clinical findings with immunohistochemical investigations.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i1.13360

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 12 No. 01 January13 pp.104-107

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2013-01-17

How to Cite

Datta, S., Bhutoria, B., Banerjee, U., & Nigam, M. (2013). Glial heterotopia presenting as nasal polyp - Report of two cases. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 12(1), 104–107. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i1.13360

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Case Reports

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