Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (대한악안면성형재건외과학회)
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Heterotopic Gastrointestinal Cyst of the Tongue: Case Report

혀에 발생한 이소성 구강 위장관 낭종: 증례보고

  • Kim, So-Mi (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kil, Tae-Joon (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Hahm, Tae-Hoon (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Sil (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Yi, Choong-Kook (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Cha, In-Ho (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
  • 김소미 (연세대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 길태준 (연세대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 함태훈 (연세대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 김현실 (연세대학교 치과대학 구강병리학교실) ;
  • 이충국 (연세대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 차인호 (연세대학교 치과대학 구강병리학교실)
  • Received : 2010.09.20
  • Accepted : 2010.10.05
  • Published : 2011.01.31
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Abstract

Gastrointestinal cyst found within the oral cavity has been reported as a rare occurrence with less than 40 cases. The tongue is the preferred site with almost 60% of cysts occurring within oral cavity. The cyst usually shows an asymptomatic swelling in the floor of the mouth, about 30% of affected individuals have symptoms related to difficulties with feeding, swallowing and respiration. The histopathologic features of the cyst vary with respect to the type of epithelium lining; gastric, squamous, intestinal and respiratory epithelium. The pathogenesis is not known, but it may be related to entrapment of undifferentiated endoderm within oral cavity during early fetal development. In this article, we report a case of a gastrointestinal cyst of the tongue in a 16-month-old girl.

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