Nasal glioma
Nasal glioma is a rare benign congenital lesion, usually a firm, incompressible, reddish-blue to purple lesion occurring on the nasal bridge or midline near the root.[1][2]:622
| Nasal glioma | |
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| Other names | Nasal glial heterotopia, Brain-like heterotopia, Cephalic brain-like heterotopia,"[1] Glial hamartoma, Nasal cerebral heterotopia,"[1] Heterotopic neuroglial tissue, and Nasal heterotopic brain tissue[1] |
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| Nasal glioma, seen on T2-weighted coronal MRI | |
See also
- List of cutaneous conditions
References
- Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
- James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
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