Proboscis lateralis with associated orbital cyst: detailed MR and CT imaging and correlative embryopathy

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1992 Sep-Oct;13(5):1471-6.

Abstract

Proboscis lateralis is a rare craniofacial malformation. We present a case in a 1-week-old male infant, describe the clinical and imaging findings, and discuss the pertinent embryology. MR and CT proved to be complementary: CT provided anatomic detail in bone, defined the nasal cavity, and aided in determining the relationship of the proboscis and orbit; MR clarified the relationship of the proboscis to the orbit and skull base, and the relationships of normal brain to the dysplastic ethmoid centers.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple*
  • Cysts / complications*
  • Face / abnormalities*
  • Face / diagnostic imaging
  • Face / embryology
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Orbit / diagnostic imaging
  • Orbit / pathology
  • Orbital Diseases / complications*
  • Skull / abnormalities*
  • Skull / diagnostic imaging
  • Skull / embryology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed