title: AN UNUSUAL ECTOPIC OSSEOUS TONGUE MASS - A case report.
abstract: We report a case of tongue swelling resulting from ectopic osseous proliferation within a pseudocystic stroma in a 24 year old healthy female. The patient presented a history of dull pain and gradual onset of a swelling at the ventral aspect of the tongue. The lesion had a mixed consistency with areas of sponginess andfluctuancy interspersed with nodular bony hardness and yielded a sanguinous aspirate. Doppler ultrasonographic scan and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a pseudocystic mass containing nodules of calcified bodies. Excision biopsy under general anaesthesia and histopathologic studies confirmed a case of ectopic osseous proliferation within the tongue. The lesion was marginally excised, wound healed satisfactorily with no complications as at 8(th) month follow-up period. This is a case of a lesion with conflicting clinical and histological characteristics. It underscores the need for routine immunohistochemistry and comprehensive aspirate analysis in our environment. The case has been reported to sensitize clinicians to a new possibility in the differential diagnosis of tongue swelling.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Se
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Udeabor
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Oa
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akadiri
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Ae
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Obiechina
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Og
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Omitola
keywords: Lingual pseudocyst; Osseous proliferation; Tongue swelling