Heterotopic central neural tissue of the tongue.
A rare case is reported of a pedunculated tumor containing heterotopic central neural tissue in the tongue of a 3-month-old girl. The lesion was located near the foramen caecum and was composed of glial cells, ependymal cells, a small number of neuronal cells and a relatively thick peripheral nerve.
Landini
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G
Department of Oral Pathology, Kagoshima University Dental School, Japan.
Kitano
M
M
Urago
A
A
Sugihara
K
K
Yamashita
S
S
D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002828:Choristoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009417:Nerve Tissue / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology
D009418:S100 Proteins