title: Osseous choristoma of the tongue.
abstract: The term "choristoma" is used to describe a mass of histologically normal tissue presenting in an aberrant site. A rare case of osseous choristoma of the tongue is presented and the literature is briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.lastname: Wei Cheong Ngeow
authors.lastname: Chin Boon Lian
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shanmahasuntharam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology*; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000473:pathology*