A case of osseous choristoma in the buccal mucosa

Authors :: Hideo Yoshida
Hisashi Gohda
Mitsunobu Sato
Yoshikazu Ikeda
Yukio Yoshioka
Koji Harada
Source :: Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. 42:1209-1211
Publication Year :: 1996
Publisher :: Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1996.
Abstract: A case of osseous choristoma in the buccal mucosa of a 9 -year-old girl is described. In the literature only 11 cases have been reported previously. The lesion measured 8.5×8.5mm and was removed under local anesthesia.Histologically, the lesion consisted of a well circumscribed mass of dense lamellar bone, surrouded by a thin layer of fibrous connective tissue. The excised area of bum' mucosa healed and was free of recurrence after 5 months.