Sublingual foregut cyst.
Foregut cysts are usually found in the mediastinum, the lung, or the wall of the upper gastrointestinal tract, but only rarely at the base of tongue. We report a sublingual foregut cyst in a 27-year-old man.
Department of Dermatology, Youngdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Ahn
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Lee
D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D004707:Endoderm; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008035:Lingual Frenum / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008648:Mesoderm; D008679:Metaplasia; D009093:Mucus; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000473:pathology*