A rare sublingual cyst in an infant: oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst

Oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst is rarely seen in the oral cavity. The tongue and floor of the mouth are the most commonly affected sites. These cysts may cause feeding and respiration problems, especially in newborns and infants. A benign mass was considered according to the physical...

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Main Authors: Vefa Kınış, Ulaş Alabalık, Bülent Agüloğlu, Musa Ozbay, Beyhan Yılmaz, Ismail Topçu
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2014-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1351
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author Vefa Kınış
Ulaş Alabalık
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Musa Ozbay
Beyhan Yılmaz
Ismail Topçu
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description Oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst is rarely seen in the oral cavity. The tongue and floor of the mouth are the most commonly affected sites. These cysts may cause feeding and respiration problems, especially in newborns and infants. A benign mass was considered according to the physical examination and ultrasonography findings. We treated the patient with simple excision. We present a three-month-old female infant who was referred to us with a cystic mass in the sublingual region.
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spelling doaj-art-cbdc1c7987ea4abf85df0cc824d540dc2025-08-20T02:55:39ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212014-04-01562A rare sublingual cyst in an infant: oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cystVefa Kınış0Ulaş AlabalıkBülent AgüloğluMusa OzbayBeyhan YılmazIsmail TopçuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, Turkey. Oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst is rarely seen in the oral cavity. The tongue and floor of the mouth are the most commonly affected sites. These cysts may cause feeding and respiration problems, especially in newborns and infants. A benign mass was considered according to the physical examination and ultrasonography findings. We treated the patient with simple excision. We present a three-month-old female infant who was referred to us with a cystic mass in the sublingual region. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1351
spellingShingle Vefa Kınış
Ulaş Alabalık
Bülent Agüloğlu
Musa Ozbay
Beyhan Yılmaz
Ismail Topçu
A rare sublingual cyst in an infant: oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
title A rare sublingual cyst in an infant: oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst
title_full A rare sublingual cyst in an infant: oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst
title_fullStr A rare sublingual cyst in an infant: oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst
title_full_unstemmed A rare sublingual cyst in an infant: oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst
title_short A rare sublingual cyst in an infant: oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst
title_sort rare sublingual cyst in an infant oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst
url https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1351
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