Osseous Choriostoma of the Upper Lip

Authors

  • Ashwin -Chandra Veni Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Kannan Asokan Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Parimala D Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Yesoda Aniyan Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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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volume 32  issue 4

pages  259- 262

publication date 2020-07-01

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