title: Cartilaginous choristoma deep in the upper midline oral vestibule.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tahara
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Toshikatsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology*; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology*