Heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst of the tongue.
A 6.5-month-old white male presented with a cyst involving the left posterior half of his tongue which partially compromised his airway. A computed tomography scan revealed that the mass also involved the left floor of the mouth. Surgical excision of the mass was performed, and the mass was demonstrated to be a gastrointestinal heterotopic cyst. The clinical and pathological features of this rare lesion are presented and the pathogenesis is discussed.
Newland
J R
JR
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68105.
Schall
D G
DG
Yonkers
A J
AJ
Brown
R
R
D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005753:Gastric Mucosa; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa; D008297:Male; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology