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Osteoma of tongue — A short report

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Osteoma of the tongue is a rare benign tumur. Not more than 40 case of this lesion have been reported in literature. The patient was a 30 year old male who presented with a pedunculated hard mobile mass protruding from the dorsal surface of the tongue near foramen cecum. Sections showed a homogeneous bony tissue. A total excision was curative.

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  1. Department of Pathology, T. N. Medical Collage, 400008, Bombay

    S. R. Prabhu

  2. Pathology, T. N. Medical College, 400008, Bombay

    J. V. Mandke

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Prabhu, S.R., Mandke, J.V. Osteoma of tongue — A short report. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 45, 23–24 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051620

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