title: Choristomas of the oral cavity: a review.
abstract: The choristoma is a tumorlike mass of normal cells in an abnormal location. Intraoral choristomas have been reported under a wide variety of names. This comprehensive review of the English-language literature on oral choristomas offers a classification of these lesions, analyzes their clinical and histologic features, and discusses possible pathogeneses and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Daniels
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms; D002356:Cartilage; D002828:Choristoma; D005753:Gastric Mucosa; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms; D009457:Neuroglia; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms; D012626:Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms