Cystic and solid heterotopic brain in the face and neck: A review and report of an unusual case*

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An unusual case of heterotopic brain tissue was confused as a lymphangioma in the neck. Although these lesions are rare, they should be included in the differential diagnosis of congenital head and neck masses. They can compress and deform surrounding structures and cause airway obstruction in the newborn. Excision is curative, but the possibility of encephalocele should be eliminated by prior computed tomography scan.

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Presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Portland and Sun River, Oregon, May 22–26, 1989.

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From the Primary Children's Medical Center and the Department of Surgery, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT.

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