Heterotopic oral gastrointestinal cyst: report of 2 cases and review of the literature.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod
; 88(1): 80-6, 1999 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-10442949
ABSTRACT
Oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst is a rare entity occurring in infants and children and showing a predilection for males. The cyst usually appears as an asymptomatic swelling in the floor of the mouth. Difficulty in feeding, swallowing, respiration, and speech have been reported in approximately 30% of those affected. The tongue-in particular, its anterior aspectis involved in up to 60% of reported cases. The clinical, radiographic, and histopathologic features of cases of heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst involving the anterior tongue in a 2-year-old girl and the anterior floor of the mouth in a 2-month-old boy are presented, and theories of pathogenesis are discussed.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Coristoma
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Quistes
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Sistema Digestivo
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Enfermedades de la Boca
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article