PMC5671699_01
Smooth, dome-shaped mass of the tongue base identified on fiberoptic examination. The mass measured approximately 4-5 mm in size.
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The mass measured approximately 4 to 5 mm in size and was located right of the midline (Figure 1()).
Lingual osseous choristoma. (a) Low-power photomicrograph demonstrating a nodule of dense cortical lamellar bone underlying benign-appearing stratified squamous epithelium, H&E x20. (b) Despite its improper location within the subepithelial tissue of the tongue, the bone appears histologically unremarkable with a normal distribution of osteocytic lacunae and haversian canals, H&E x100.
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Histologic examination revealed a nodule of dense cortical lamellar bone with minimal fibrofatty marrow underlying benign-appearing stratified squamous epithelium (Figure 2()).