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Case Report and Review

Marc C. Thorne, MD; Robert E. Ruiz, MD, PhD; Jason Carvalho, MD; Marci M. Lesperance, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007;133(10):1051-1053.

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INTRODUCTION

Proboscis lateralis (PL) is a rare craniofacial anomaly with a reported incidence of less than 1 in 100 000.¹ Given the rarity of this condition, there is a paucity of reports documenting the characteristic appearance of this anomaly on physical examination and radiologic imaging. We present a case of PL evaluated with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and review salient features of this rare condition.

REPORT OF A CASE

A 1-day-old female infant was transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of our academic, tertiary-care medical facility for evaluation of a soft, approximately 3-cm-long and 1-cm-diameter trunklike process originating from the region of the left medial canthus. A diagnosis of PL was made on the basis of the characteristic appearance of the anomaly (Figure 1A). Clear, somewhat thick mucus could be expressed from an . . . [Full Text of this Article]

COMMENT

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Author Affiliations: Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (Drs Thorne and Lesperance), and Department of Pathology (Drs Ruiz and Carvalho), University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor.

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