title: Cartilage choristoma (soft tissue chondroma): a rare presentation in the lower lip.
abstract: Cartilage choristoma (soft tissue chondroma) is an ectopic cartilaginous tissue that is rarely found in oral mucosa. Awareness of such disease entity will guide proper diagnosis and treatment. A case of cartilage choristoma occurring in the lower lip of an 8-year-old child is reported. Potential pathogenetic mechanism and the histologic features of this unusual condition are further discussed.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Yoome
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moses
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Zegarelli
authors.forename: Angela J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
mesh_terms: D002356:Cartilage; D002648:Child; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002828:Choristoma; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis