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Transsphenoidal encephalocele masquerading as nasal mass in a 2-year-old boy
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A full-term male baby was born to non-consanguineous parents. At birth his growth parameters were appropriate for age. On examination he had hypertelorism, broad nasal root and a cleft lip. Cranial ultrasound at birth was grossly normal except for partial agenesis of the corpus callosum. The cleft lip was repaired at 6 months of age. As part of the preoperative check, MRI of the brain was carried out. However it remained unreported. At 2 years of age (figure 1) he presented with recurrent nasal block and sleep disturbances. A detailed rhinoscopic examination showed a glistening mass in the right posterior nasal …