Osseous Choristoma Of The Tongue: A Rare Entity

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OSSEOUS CHORISTOMA OF THE TONGUE: A RARE ENTITYDilpreet Kaur 1, Dr Aznim Hani2 Otorhinolarngology Department of Hospital Putrajaya, Pathology Department of Hospital Putrajaya, MalaysiaIntroductionAn Osseous Choristoma is a rare benign lesion composed of normal matured bone tissue seen in a location where bone tissue is not normally found. This is a case report of a Osseous Choristoma found on the tongue in a 16-year-old female who presented to our clinic in Hospital Putrajaya. She first noticed a swelling two years ago which has been recently increasing in size although was not causing any problems to her.Physical examination showed a 1.5 x 1.5 cm smooth surfaced lesion located on the left side of the tongue. On palpation the lesion was stony hard. Mobility of the tongue was normal.A wide local excision was done under general anesthesia and the histopathology report was a Osseous choristoma. She came for follow up a month after the procedure and there was no evidence of any recurrence.Objective: To report a rare case of Osseous choristoma of the tongueMethod: - Result: -Conclusion: Lingual Osseous choristoma is a rare benign oral lesion. The management is complete wide local excision.