Lingual osteoma: case report and literature review

Liu JY, Tan KKH
Correspondence: Dr Liu Jiaying, liu.jiaying@singhealth.com.sg

ABSTRACT
Lingual osteomas are extremely rare. Fewer than 100 cases have been reported in the medical literature. This article reports a case of lingual osteoma, together with a literature review of its clinical features and pathogenesis so as to enhance our understanding of this unusual osseous lesion.

Keywords: glossal, lingual, osseous choristoma, osteoma, tongue
Singapore Med J 2011; 52(10): e198-e200