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Pre-operative view of a 4-month-old female
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A 4-month-old female baby was brought to our clinic with the complaint of mass in the upper lip which existed since birth [Figure 1].
Pre-operative magnetic resonance imaging
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However, the MRI of the face showed a mass of 21 mm x 17 mm, which occupied midline and left upper lip, with no erosion of the bony walls and had an intracranial extension with a fibrotic band [Figure 2].
Appearance of mass and fibrotic band
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It was seen that the mass continued as fibrotic band in the posterior and the fibrotic band was excised through nasopharynx [Figure 3].
Appearance at post-operative year 3
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There was no recurrence in the follow-up period of 3 years [Figure 4].