Choristoma of the soft palate.
Choristoma is the pathological term for a developmental tumor-like anomaly consisting of tissues foreign to the site at which it is located. A 3-month-old girl with a choristoma of the soft palate is presented. Its occurrence is extremely rare, as shown by a review of the literature.
Kainz
J
J
ENT Hospital, Graz, Austria.
Kobierski
S
S
Jakse
R
R
Beham
A
A
D000273:Adipose Tissue; D002828:Choristoma; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms; D010160:Palate, Soft; D012867:Skin