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Gastric Choristoma of the Oropharynx
Heterotopic gastric mucosa tissue is also called gastric choristoma, and this type of lesion can be found anywhere in the alimentary tract. However, gastric choristoma in the pharynx is very rare; only 10 cases of pharyngeal gastric choristoma have been reported in the English medical literature. A 32-yr-old woman was referred to our institution for the evaluation of a large mass that originate...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1976-8710
DOI: 10.3342/ceo.2009.2.2.103