choristoma


choristoma

 [kor″is-to´mah] a mass of histologically normal tissue in an abnormal location.

cho·ris·to·ma

(kō'ris-tō'mă), A mass formed by maldevelopment of tissue of a type not normally found at that site. [G. chōristos, separated, + -ōma]

choristoma

Non-specialised tissue (chorista) that develops in utero and corresponds to normal cells and tissues located in abnormal sites (e.g., ectopic breast, liver or other tissues), which are called choristomas when they have a mass effect.

choristoma

Non-specialized tissue that develops in utero, which corresponds to normal cells and tissues located in abnormal sites–eg, ectopic breast, liver, or other tissues. See Neuromuscular choristoma.

cho·ris·to·ma

(kōr'is-tō'mă) A mass formed by maldevelopment of tissue of a type not normally found at that site. [G. chōristos, separated, + -ōma]