Osseous Choriostoma of the Upper Lip

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

1 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

2 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Chettinad Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Abstract

Introduction:
Choristoma is a non-neoplastic growth of normal tissues in non-indigenous site of origin. Osseous Choristoma is an ectopic bone formation which is a rare entity with 72 cases has been reported in the tongue, 15 cases in the buccal mucosa, 1 case in the lower lip.
 
Case Report:
A 43 year old male patient experienced a mild, intermittent, dull aching type in the upper lip. An excisional biopsy was done by placing a single incision under local anesthesia. To our knowledge case is first to be reported in the upper lip as a result of reactive pathogenesis.
 Conclusion:
As per literature, surgical excision is the treatment of choice for osseous Choristoma. Malignant transformation has not been reported yet.

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Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 32, Issue 4
July and August 2020
Pages 259-262

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