Cartilaginous choristoma deep in the upper midline oral vestibule.
The choristoma is a tumour-like mass of normal cells in an abnormal location. Intraoral cartilaginous choristoma is a rare lesion. We report on a cartilaginous choristoma arising in the upper midline oral vestibule.
Matsushita
Kazuhiro
K
Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Sapporo City General Hospital, N11, W13, chuo-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido 060-8604, Japan. kmatsushita@nyc.odn.ne.jp
Tahara
Masahiko
M
Sato
Hidetoshi
H
Nakamura
Eiji
E
Fujiwara
Toshikatsu
T
D000368:Aged; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology*; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology*