Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Sep 6, 2020; 8(17): 3808-3813
Published online Sep 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i17.3808
Large lingual heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst in a newborn: A case report
Atsushi-Doksa Lee, Kazuma Harada, Susumu Tanaka, Yusuke Yokota, Takashi Mima, Akifumi Enomoto, Mikihiko Kogo
Atsushi-Doksa Lee, Kazuma Harada, Susumu Tanaka, Yusuke Yokota, Mikihiko Kogo, First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan
Atsushi-Doksa Lee, Akifumi Enomoto, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka-Sayama 589-8511, Osaka, Japan
Takashi Mima, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Daini Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka 543-8922, Osaka, Japan
Author contributions: Lee AD, Harada K, Tanaka S and Kogo M were the patient’s surgeons, reviewed the literature and contributed to manuscript drafting; Yokota Y, Mima T and Enomoto A reviewed the literature and contributed to manuscript drafting; all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
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Corresponding author: Atsushi-Doksa Lee, DDS, PhD, Surgeon, First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan. doksa.lee@gmail.com
Received: May 26, 2020
Peer-review started: May 26, 2020
First decision: July 25, 2020
Revised: August 1, 2020
Accepted: August 20, 2020
Article in press: August 20, 2020
Published online: September 6, 2020
Core Tip

Core tip: Heterotopic gastrointestinal cysts have gastrointestinal epithelium in the cyst wall and rarely occur in the oral cavity. When these cysts do occur in the oral cavity, most are found in the neonatal period. However, heterotopic gastrointestinal cysts that are diagnosed as a congenital tongue cyst by routine ultrasonography are extremely rare. In such cases, airway management immediately after delivery is particularly important, and intratracheal intubation or reduction procedures may be required. We successfully avoided airway distress and feeding difficulty by performing cyst aspiration. Cyst aspiration may improve the outcome in such rare cases.