PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Guido Gabriele
AU  - Simone Benedetti
AU  - Fabiola Rossi
AU  - Paolo Gennaro
TI  - Odontogenic choristoma embedded in the cheek of an old patient
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2021-245733
DP  - 2021 Oct 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e245733
VI  - 14
IP  - 10
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/10/e245733.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/10/e245733.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2021 Oct 01; 14
AB  - Odontogenic choristomas are a rare and recently classified entity, defined as neoplasms containing tissues of odontogenic derivation, found in abnormal locations and usually diagnosed in the early age. The authors report a unique case of a 79-year-old patient who presented to our attention for a skin lesion in the right cheek with no history of trauma or recent dental procedures, that underneath presented an indolent tooth-like structure inside the soft tissue of the right cheek, which at the histological study resulted to be an odontogenic choristoma. This rare histopathological diagnosis should be considered when a hard lesion is present in the head and neck region.