title: A Rare Case: Cartilaginous Choristoma of the Soft Palate.
abstract: Cartilaginous choristomas occur in abnormal sites that usually do not contain chondrocytes. These lesions are very rarely seen in the soft palate. We present a 38 year-old patient with cartilaginous choristoma located in nasopharyngeal surface of soft palate. Histopathological examination demonstrated a well demarcated mature hyaline cartilage tissue which was surrounded with seromucous salivary glands under a benign respiratory epithelium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karatayli Ozgursoy
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Umudum
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Beriat
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaya