[Bronchogenic cyst of the tongue in an adult].
BACKGROUND
Choristoma are non-malignant embryonic tumors, defined by ectopic tissues different from the organ on which they develop. The bronchogenic cyst is a choristoma affecting the upper aero digestive tract. It is lined with respiratory epithelium. The tongue is a rare localization for choristoma.


METHODS
We report the case of a 22-year old male patient who consulted in maxillofacial surgery for painful macroglossia. Imaging revealed a median lesion, suggesting an abscessed embryonic tumor. Pathologic examination after surgical exeresis confirmed the diagnosis of lingual choristoma of the bronchogenic cyst type.


CONCLUSIONS
Embryonic tumors of the tongue are generally diagnosed during childhood. Adult cases are rare. Surgical removal is the only treatment. Post-operative complications and relapse are rare. Only one case of malignant transformation has been reported; systematic radical exeresis is thus always recommended.
Petraud
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Service de chirurgie maxillofaciale, CHU Trousseau, Tours, France. petraud.anais@neuf.fr <petraud.anais@neuf.fr>
Khonsari
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Corre
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Mercier
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JM
D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult