Nasal Gliomas
- 1 August 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 71 (2) , 275-278
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1955.01270140123023
Abstract
Congenital tumors of the nose and nasal region composed of or containing glial tissue are quite rare. The most recent reports on nasal gliomas were published in 1950 by Cuthbert,1Miller and Neidardt,2and Black and Smith.3This paucity of reports may be due to the lack of a clear concept of the nature of these tumors. Although nasal glioma is the name most frequently applied, such terms as glioma or astrocytoma,4fibroglioma,5encephaloma,6encephalo choristoma-naso-frontalis,7and encephalocele8have been used. While these tumors may occur in or on any part of the nose, the dorsum below the glabella is the most frequent site. Nasal gliomas are classified into three groups: extranasal, intranasal, and mixed types.4The extranasal type is the commonest. It causes the greatest visible facial deformity in the infant. PATHOGENESIS There has been marked divergence of opinion concerningKeywords
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