A case of nasal glioma in a new-born infant

We report a 1 day old girl with a nasal mass that was diagnosed as an intra nasal glioma. The tumor mass was noted to be localized laterally from, and based along, the inferior turbinate. Nasal glioma is a developmental abnorm ality of neurogenic origin with no malignant potential. An intranasal mass requires careful rhinological, neurological and radiological examinations. With adequate initial removal, excisional biopsy usually allows complete re covery. A frontal craniotomy approach is preferred for those patients who h ave nasal glioma with an intracranial connection. With no evidence of an in tracranial connection, a conservative extracranial approach is recommended. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.