Gastrointestinal mucosal cyst of the oral cavity: Report of case and review of literature

Abstract

The presence of a gastrointestinal cyst or heterotopic mucosa in the oral cavity is a very rare condition. Gorlin and Jirasek reviewed the literature in 1970 and reported 12 cases of cysts containing gastrointestinal mucosa, including one of their own, and two cases of masses of heterotopic gastrointestinal tissue in the oral cavity.’ Following their report, 15 additional cases of gastrointestinal cyst2-12 and three cases of masses of heterotopic gastrointestinal tissues”-” in the oral cavity have been described. This report describes an additional case of this rare condition.