Sublingual foregut cyst

J Dermatol. 1998 Jul;25(7):476-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02438.x.

Abstract

Foregut cysts are usually found in the mediastinum, the lung, or the wall of the upper gastrointestinal tract, but only rarely at the base of tongue. We report a sublingual foregut cyst in a 27-year-old man.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Calcinosis / pathology
  • Choristoma / pathology*
  • Cysts / pathology*
  • Endoderm*
  • Epithelial Cells / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lingual Frenum / pathology
  • Male
  • Mesoderm*
  • Metaplasia
  • Mucus
  • Tongue Diseases / pathology*