title: Gastric heterotopia in the nasopharynx.
abstract: Heterotopic gastrointestinal mucosa is rare in head and neck area. Most cases are described in oral cavity especially in the floor of the mouth. We present herein the case of an 8-month old infant with a tumor-like mass in the cavum which consisted of an heterotopic gastric mucosa. This case is the first described in this localisation. A brief review of the literature and histopathologic differential diagnoses will be study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University Hospitals of Lille, Lille Cedex, France. a-wacrenier@chru-lille.fr
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wacrenier
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fayoux
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Augusto
authors.forename: Anne Claude
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Laussel
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gosselin
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Leroy
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*