A case report of glial choristoma of the tongue.
Glial choristoma of the tongue is extremely rare. The authors report the case of a 9-day-old infant with a congenital lingual glial choristoma. Complete surgical excision was performed without postoperative complications or recurrence. The authors also present a review of the literature and outcome of this benign tumor.
Department of Surgery, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe 654-0081, Japan. takamizawa_kch@hp.pref.hyogo.jp
Shigeru
S
Takamizawa
Takeshi
T
Inoue
Yasuyuki
Y
Ono
Shiiki
S
Satoh
Eiji
E
Nishijima
Toshihiro
T
Muraji
Chikara
C
Tsugawa
D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009457:Neuroglia; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery