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Lingual OsteomaCase Report and Literature Review
Dennis L. Y. Lee, FRCS;
K. T. Wong, FRCR;
S. M. Mak, MBChB;
Gordon Soo, FRCS;
Michael C. F. Tong, MD
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009;135(3):308-310.
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INTRODUCTION
Lingual osteoma is a rare condition, with fewer than 100 cases reported. Because of its rarity, we present an additional case of lingual osteoma that occurred in a 22-year-old woman. This is the first case report, to our knowledge, of a lingual osteoma with preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings described. The epidemiology, clinical presentation, and underlying pathogenesis of this condition are also discussed.
REPORT OF A CASE
A 22-year-old woman presented with a mass on the dorsum of her tongue that had remained the same size for 10 years. Aside from an intermittent "lump-in-throat" sensation, she did not report any pain or bleeding from the mass, and she had no history of dysphagia or shortness of breath. Examination showed a 1.5-cm mass to the right of the foramen cecum of the tongue. . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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AUTHOR INFORMATION
Author Affiliations: Departments of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (Drs Lee, Soo, and Tong) and Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging (Dr Wong), Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Department of Pathology, North District Hospital (Dr Mak), Hong Kong SAR.
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