Nasal glioma

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Nasal glioma, seen on T2-weighted coronal MRI

Nasal glioma (also known more correctly as Nasal glial heterotopia, along with "Brain-like heterotopia," "Cephalic brain-like heterotopia,"[1] "Glial hamartoma," "Nasal cerebral heterotopia,"[1] "Heterotopic neuroglial tissue," and "Nasal heterotopic brain tissue"[1]) is a rare benign congenital lesion, usually a firm, incompressible, reddish-blue to purple lesion occurring on the nasal bridge or midline near the root.[1][2]:622

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  2. James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.