Osteocartilaginous choristoma of palatine tonsil: A rare entity

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dc.contributor.authorBatra, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorDhingra, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorPujani, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorKhandelwal, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, K.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-09T10:45:51Z
dc.date.available2025-05-09T10:45:51Z
dc.date.issued2024-10
dc.description.abstractChoristoma is the presence of normal tissue in an abnormal anatomical location. The presence of mature cartilage in the tonsil represents a choristoma as it is not a normal constituent of the tonsil and is a very rare entity. More than 70% of lingual choristomas occur in females; the tongue is the most common site, accounting for 80% of the cases. Osseous choristoma of the tongue is a rather rare entity, with less than 100 cases reported in the literature. We hereby report an osteocartilaginous choristoma of the palatine tonsil in a 42-year-old male patient who presented with a sore throat and difficulty in swallowing, for which he underwent tonsillectomy. Choristoma was an incidental discovery. Histopathology features were consistent with chronic tonsillitis along with incidental occurrence of hyaline cartilage and bone. As choristoma is a benign tumor that usually does not require any further treatment after simple excision, therefore no further treatment was given. The patient is currently under a 2- year follow-up and does not show any signs of recurrence. This case creates awareness about this rare entity among pathologists and clinicians so that overzealous and unnecessary treatment is avoided.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pathology, Positron Superspecialty & Cancer Hospital, Rohtak, Haryana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pathology, ESIC Medical College Faridabad, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pathology, SRL Diagnostic Lab, Chandigarh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pathology, UCMS & GTB Hospital, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationBatra A, Dhingra S, Pujani M, Khandelwal A, Singh K.. Osteocartilaginous choristoma of palatine tonsil: A rare entity. Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India). 2024 Oct; 60(4): 278-281en_US
dc.identifier.issn0379-038X
dc.identifier.issn2454-5635
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/245754
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherNational Academy of Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume60en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.25259/ANAMS-2023-8-14-(1018)en_US
dc.subjectChoristomaen_US
dc.subjectectopic tissueen_US
dc.subjectheterotopic tissueen_US
dc.subjectPalatine tonsilen_US
dc.subjectoral cavityen_US
dc.titleOsteocartilaginous choristoma of palatine tonsil: A rare entityen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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