A Neonatal Case of Glial Choristoma of the Tongue Causing Airway Obstruction

A Neonatal Case of Glial Choristoma of the Tongue Causing Airway Obstruction

Glial choristoma is considered to be a type of brain heterotopia consisting of ectopic central nervous tissue. We herein report a neonate with glial choristoma of the tongue who developed respiratory distress due to airway obstruction. A male neonate presented with respiratory distress due to a soft...

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Main Authors: Hajime Machi, Hiroki Karata, Yusuke Yamane, Junya Fukuoka, Yasutomo Funakoshi, Hiroyuki Moriuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2413035

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