A Rare Case: Cartilaginous Choristoma of the Soft Palate

Cartilaginous choristomas occur in abnormal sites that usually do not contain chondrocytes. These lesions are very rarely seen in the soft palate. We present a 38 year-old patient with cartilaginous choristoma located in nasopharyngeal surface of soft palate. Histopathological examination demonstrat...

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Published inIndian journal of otolaryngology, and head, and neck surgery Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 444 - 446
Main Authors Karatayli Ozgursoy, S., Umudum, H., Beriat, G. K., Kaya, S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Springer India 01.12.2015
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Body fluids
Case studies
Clinical Report
Head
Head and Neck Surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Otorhinolaryngology
Tissue
Minor Salivary Gland
Teratoma
Soft Palate
Chondroma
Salivary Gland
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Summary:Cartilaginous choristomas occur in abnormal sites that usually do not contain chondrocytes. These lesions are very rarely seen in the soft palate. We present a 38 year-old patient with cartilaginous choristoma located in nasopharyngeal surface of soft palate. Histopathological examination demonstrated a well demarcated mature hyaline cartilage tissue which was surrounded with seromucous salivary glands under a benign respiratory epithelium.
ISSN:2231-3796
0973-7707
DOI:10.1007/s12070-015-0897-5