Abstract

ROSA VALENCIA, Andrés et al. Lingual osseus choristoma: report of a clinical case of traumatic etiology. Rev Esp Cirug Oral y Maxilofac [online]. 2021, vol.43, n.4, pp.170-173.  Epub Jan 17, 2022. ISSN 2173-9161.  https://dx.doi.org/10.20986/recom.2021.1277/2021.

Osseous Choristoma is a rare, benign lesion that in the oral region is commonly located at the tongue. The reported clinical case is a male, 65 years old with history of Cerebrovascular accident, arterial hypertension, Type II diabetes mellitus and cronic renal disease. The patient´s reason for consultation is a bleeding ulcer in the lateral border of the tongue. At the physical exam we find an ulcer with a hard white mass in the right lateral border of the tongue near a sharp root rest of a teeth. Extraction of tooth and excisional biopsy was performed under general anesthesia, reporting mature trabecular bone tissue in the lateral border of the tongue.

Keywords : Osesous choristoma; lingual osteoma; tongue.

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