Heterotopic gastrointestinal and pancreatic tissue of the tongue: a case report.
Heterotopic gastrointestinal mucosa of the tongue is a rare type of oral choristoma. Associated pancreatic tissue has never been reported to our knowledge. We present the case of an 8-month-old female infant with congenital cleft palate who had a tongue mass. On histologic evaluation the lesion consisted of gastrointestinal and pancreatic tissue. This choristoma may arise from entrapped multipotential endoderm during tongue development.
Khunamornpong
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Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chaing Mai University, Thailand.
Yousukh
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Tananuvat
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D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa; D010179:Pancreas; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*