Heterotopic gastrointestinal and pancreatic tissue of the tongue : A case report

Heterotopic gastrointestinal and pancreatic tissue of the tongue : A case report

Heterotopic gastrointestinal mucosa of the tongue is a rare type of oral choristoma. Associated pancreatic tissue has never been reported to our knowledge. We present the case of an 8-month-old female infant with congenital cleft palate who had a tongue mass. On histologic evaluation the lesion cons...

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Veröffentlicht in:Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics, 1996-05, Vol.81 (5), p.576-579
Hauptverfasser: KHUNAMORNPONG, S, YOUSUKH, A, TANANUVAT, R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Choristoma - complications
Choristoma - pathology
Cleft Palate - complications
Dentistry
Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology
Female
Gastric Mucosa
Humans
Infant
Intestinal Mucosa
Medical sciences
Non tumoral diseases
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Pancreas
Tongue Diseases - complications
Tongue Diseases - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:Heterotopic gastrointestinal mucosa of the tongue is a rare type of oral choristoma. Associated pancreatic tissue has never been reported to our knowledge. We present the case of an 8-month-old female infant with congenital cleft palate who had a tongue mass. On histologic evaluation the lesion consisted of gastrointestinal and pancreatic tissue. This choristoma may arise from entrapped multipotential endoderm during tongue development.
ISSN:1079-2104
1528-395X
DOI:10.1016/S1079-2104(96)80050-3