title: Dermoid, teratoma or choristoma? A rare lesion of the tongue in an adult.
abstract: The nomenclature of developmental lesions in the tongue is confusing. We present a rare case in an adult and describe the clinical and histopathological features. Terminology of these lesions is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: St. John's Hospital, Livingston, Scotland, UK. shaukat@dr.com
authors.forename: Shaukat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moody
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001050:Apocrine Glands / Q000473:pathology; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012627:Sebaceous Glands / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology