Case Reports in Dentistry

Case Report

Tongue Osseous Choristoma in an 11-Year-Old Female: A Case Report and Literature Review Focusing on Pediatric Cases

Table 1

Reports of cases of intraoral osseous choristomas of the tongue on >13-year-old patients.
YearAuthorPathogenesisAge (y)SexLocation on tongueSizeSymptomDurationCourse of discovered eventsDiagnostic imagingPreoperative diagnosisLocal recurrenceFollow-upReference number
1950Breckenridge and LukensDevelopmental malformation theory23FRight anterior 2/31 cmØNoneUn.Un.NoneFibromaUn.Un.8
1956Peimer et al.Developmental malformation theory27FLeft anterior 2/3Gagging, foreign body sensation5 monthsUn.NoneFibromaUn.Un.9
1967Cataldo et al.Developmental malformation theory39FPosterior tongue1 cmØNone4 monthsPhysical examinationNoneUn.Un.Un.10
1968Jahnke and DalyNot trauma, developmental malformation theory22FPosterior to CPLump13 yearsAsymptomaticNoneUn.Un.Un.11
1968Begel et al.Developmental malformation theory22FArea of CPDysphagia2 yearsSlowly getting biggerNoneFibromaUn.Un.12
1968KayeUn.26FBase of the tongueLumpChildwoodSlowly getting biggerUn.Un.Un.Un.13
1971Krolls et al.Un.22FAnterior to CP0.75 cmØNone2 yearsUn.NonePapillomaUn.Un.1
1971Krolls et al.Un.23MArea of CPUn.Un.Un.NoneHyperplast papillaUn.Un.1
1971Krolls et al.Un.23MArea of FCUn.Un.Un.Un.NonePapillomaUn.Un.1
1971Krolls et al.Un.25FPosterior tongue0.5 cmØUn.4 monthsUn.NoneFibromaUn.Un.1
1971Krolls et al.Un.39MArea of CPNoneUn.Un.NoneHyperplast papillaUn.Un.1
1971Krolls et al.Un.73MPosterior tongueUn.GaggingSeveral yearsUn.NonePapillomaUn.Un.1
1971Goldberg et al.Un.65MLateral border1 cmØNoneUn.Un.Un.Un.Un.Un.14
1975McClendonUn.15FArea of FCLumpNonePhysical examinationThyroid scan: failed to show ectopic thyroid tissue, a thyroid scintigram: normalLingual thyroidUn.Un.15
1975McClendonUn.20MPosterior tongue0.7 cmØNoneNonePhysical examinationNoneUn.Un.Un.15
1976Engel and CherrickDevelopmental malformation theory31MMid third right border2 cmØLump3 yearsOral cavity examinationDental X-PUn.No2 years16
1979Sugita et al.Un.29FArea of FCNone12 monthsSlowly getting biggerDental X-PUn.No6 months17
1981Ohno et al.Un.44MPosterior to FCUn.6 yearsSlowly getting biggerDental X-PBenign tumorUn.Un.18
1981Sato et al.Un.14FAnterior to CP0.4 cmØLump4 yearsSlowly getting biggerNoneUn.Un.Un.19
1982Esguep et al.Developmental malformation theory63FRight border0.5 cmØLumpUn.Un.Un.Un.Un.Un.20
1983Wasserstein et al.Developmental malformation theory50FMid thirdLump3 monthsOral cavity examinationNoneUn.Un.Un.21
1984MainThe posterior tongue: embryological development
The anterior tongue: trauma or inflammation		54FPosterior to FC1.5 cmØLumpChildwoodUn.NoneUn.No1 month22
1984SheridanUn.20FAnterior to CP1 cmØLumpFrom birthUn.NoneUn.Un.Un.23
1984Shimono et al.Not trauma, developmental malformation theory37FArea of FCLump8 yearsUn.NoneLingual thyroidUn.Un.24
1984Shimono et al.Not trauma, developmental malformation theory47FPosterior tongue1 cmØLump12 monthsSlowly getting biggerDental X-PBenign tumorUn.Un.24
1985WeitznerDevelopmental malformation theory25FPosterior tongueLumpNonePhysical examinationNoneCystNo6 weeks25
1985WeitznerDevelopmental malformation theory27FPosterior tongueLumpNonePhysical examinationNoneBenign tumorNo7 weeks25
1985WeitznerDevelopmental malformation theory52FMid thirdNoneNonePhysical examinationNoneBenign tumorNo2 months25
1987Markaki et al.Un.25FPosterior to FCLump5 monthsAsymptomaticThe thyroid gland was normal to palpationUn.Un.Un.26
1987Tohill et al.Un.26FRight anterior 2/3NoneNoneOral cavity examinationNoneFibromaUn.Un.27
1987Tohill et al.Un.31FAnterior to CPNoneUn.ExaminationNoneLingual thyroid, fibroma, salivary gland neoplasmUn.Un.27
1987Tohill et al.Un.68MLeft posterior 1/3None2 yearsOral cavity examinationNonePapillomaUn.Un.27
1987Van Der Wal and van der WaalDevelopmental malformation theory61FAnterior to CP2 cmØNone15 yearsSlowly getting biggerNoneUn.No2.5 years28
1988Cannon and NiparkoUn.51FPosterior tongueUn.Lump20 yearsUn.Un.Un.Un.Un.29
1989Bernard et al.Un.21FArea of FC2 cmØLump12 yearsPhysical examinationCT: densely ossified massUn.NoUn.30
1993Ishikawa et al.Developmental malformation theory53FArea of FC0.8 cmØForeign body sensation3 daysForeign body sensationNoneBenign tumorNoUn.31
1996Wei Cheong et al.Developmental malformation theory23FPosterior to FC1.5 cmØUn.13 yearsSlowly getting biggerThe thyroid gland was normal to palpationLingual thyroid, fibromaNo12 months32
1996ManganaroUn.27MPosterior tongueGaggingUn.Slowly getting biggerNoneUn.Un.Un.33
1996ManganaroUn.44MPosterior tongueGaggingSeveral monthsSlowly getting biggerNoneUn.Un.Un.33
1998Lin et al.Not trauma, the posterior tongue: developmental malformation, other site: trauma21FPosterior tongue1.2 cmØLump5 yearsAsymptomaticNoneFibromaNo4 years34
1998Supiyaphun et al.Un.19FArea of FCNone11 yearsUn.NoneUn.NoUn.6
1998Supiyaphun et al.Un.21FArea of FCLump5 yearsUn.NoneUn.NoUn.6
1998Supiyaphun et al.Un.22MArea of FCNoneUn.ExaminationNoneUn.NoUn.6
1998Supiyaphun et al.Un.25FArea of FCLump12 monthsUn.NoneUn.NoUn.6
1998Supiyaphun et al.Un.27FArea of FCNoneUn.ExaminationNoneUn.NoUn.6
1998Supiyaphun et al.Un.28FArea of FCThroat irritation4 yearsUn.NoneUn.NoUn.6
1998Supiyaphun et al.Un.35FArea of FCNoneUn.ExaminationNoneUn.NoUn.6
1998Vered et al.Un.27MPosterior to CPPain, gaggingNoneSlowly getting biggerNoneUn.Un.Un.35
1998Vered et al.Un.44MPosterior to CPGagging, nausea, dysphagiaSeveral monthsUn.NoneUn.Un.Un.35
2007Benamer and ElmangoushUn.14FMidline posterior 1/31 cmØGaggingMore than ten yearsPainless but slowly getting biggerNoneUn.Un.Un.36
2007Demirseren and AydinNot trauma28MAnterior 2/3Gagging4 yearsSlowly getting biggerNonePyogenic granulomaNo48 months37
2008Andressakis et al.Local trauma from dentures72MArea of CPPain, dysphagiaSeveral yearsAsymptomaticNoneUn.Un.Un.38
2009Naik et al.Not trauma25FPosterior tongueLump5 yearsSlowly getting biggerUn.Un.Un.Un.39
2011Liu et al.Not trauma17MArea of FCLumpSeveral yearsAsymptomaticNoneUn.NoUn.40
2016Adhikari et al.Not trauma15FArea of FC0.5cmØThroat irritation12 monthsPainless but gradually swellingNoneFibromaNo5 months41
2016Adhikari et al.Not trauma21FArea of FC0.5 mØPainUn.Oral cavity examinationNoneUn.No48 months41
2016Turan et al.Un.41FPosterior tongueThroat irritation6 monthsExaminationUltrasonographic evaluation: normal thyroid glandLingual thyroid, mucocele, lingual thyroglossal duct cystNo4 months42
2017Heinz et al.Not trauma21FBase of the tongue0.5 cmØLumpUn.AsymptomaticFiberoptic examinationUn.No3 months43
2020Sun et al.Un.23MBase of the tongueLumpUn.Un.NoneBenign tumorUn.Un.3
2020Sun et al.Un.27MBase of the tongueLump3 monthsUn.NoneBenign tumorUn.Un.3
2020Leigh et al.Developmental malformation theory37FBase of the tongueGagging3 monthsPhysical examinationUltrasonographic evaluation: normal thyroid glandUn.No26 months44
2020Hemmi et al.Not trauma89MBase of the tongue1 cmØCoughUn.Prolonged coughCervical spine CT: well-defined, rounded, high-density massUn.No15 months45
CP: circumvallate papillae; FC: foramen caecum; M: male; F: female; CT: computed tomography; Un.: unknown.