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A rare case of glial choristoma of the tongue associated with cleft palate
Author(s) -
Yamada Tamaki,
Matsuzawa Yusuke,
Sogabe Izumi,
Donen Masaki,
Tei Kanchu,
Mikoya Tadashi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
oral science international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.256
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1881-4204
pISSN - 1348-8643
DOI - 10.1016/s1348-8643(17)30023-x
Subject(s) - palatoplasty , tongue , choristoma , medicine , dorsum , hard palate , anatomy , surgery , pathology
Glial choristoma is considered a developmental malformation characterized by brain heterotopias without connection to the central nervous system. In this article, we report a rare case of glial choristoma occurring on the dorsum of the tongue with cleft palate in a 3‐month‐old male infant. Complete surgical excision was performed prior to palatoplasty. There were no postoperative complications or evidence of recurrence after 5 years of follow‐up.