A case report of glial choristoma of the tongue

A case report of glial choristoma of the tongue

Glial choristoma of the tongue is extremely rare. The authors report the case of a 9-day-old infant with a congenital lingual glial choristoma. Complete surgical excision was performed without postoperative complications or recurrence. The authors also present a review of the literature and outcome...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric surgery 2006-04, Vol.41 (4), p.e13-e15
Hauptverfasser: Takamizawa, Shigeru, Inoue, Takeshi, Ono, Yasuyuki, Satoh, Shiiki, Nishijima, Eiji, Muraji, Toshihiro, Tsugawa, Chikara
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Sprache:eng
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Choristoma - diagnosis
Choristoma - surgery
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Neuroglia
Tongue Diseases - diagnosis
Tongue Diseases - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Glial choristoma of the tongue is extremely rare. The authors report the case of a 9-day-old infant with a congenital lingual glial choristoma. Complete surgical excision was performed without postoperative complications or recurrence. The authors also present a review of the literature and outcome of this benign tumor.
ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.01.008