Abstract

MARTINEZ-ARTAL, Patricia; VILLANUEVA-ALCOJOL, Laura; GONZALEZ-BALLESTER, David  and  FERNANDEZ-SANCHEZ-AREVALO, Claudia. Lingual osseous choristoma. New case of an extremely uncommon entity. Rev Esp Cirug Oral y Maxilofac [online]. 2022, vol.44, n.3, pp.119-121.  Epub Feb 13, 2023. ISSN 2173-9161.  https://dx.doi.org/10.20986/recom.2022.1383/2022.

Osteomas are rare benign tumors that can be located on the craniomaxillofacial skeleton, being unusual its presence in the soft tissues of the oral cavity. They are also known as osseous choristomas, as they consist of normal matured bone tissue. Osteomas of the tongue occur more frequently in women in their second or third decade and the most frequent location in the oral cavity is the posterior third of the tongue. Most patients are asymptomatic, though other forms of presentation could be complaining of the sensation of having a foreign body or, even, dysphagia. The fact that less than 100 cases have been reported in the literature, has motivated the presentation of this clinical case.

Keywords : Lingual osteoma; osseus choristoma; tongue base osteoma.

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