Heterotopic gastric cyst of the tongue in a newborn.
Gastrointestinal heterotopia in the tongue is a rare condition. A male newborn was noted to have a cystic swelling in the anterior part of the dorsum of the tongue. This was surgically excised. Histology revealed it to be a heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst. A literature review was undertaken because of the rarity of this lesion. As most of these cysts are present from birth, they are likely to be developmental in origin.
Surana
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Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
Losty
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Fitzgerald
R J
RJ
D002828:Choristoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005753:Gastric Mucosa; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery