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Ectopic Tissue

Known as: Choristoma, Heterotopic Tissue, Heterotopia 
Proliferation of normal tissue in an anatomic site in which this particular type of tissue is not normally present.
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2012
2012
Author(s): Sluis, Ageeth | Abstract: Drawing on Michel Foucault’s concept of heterotopia, this article examines the importance of… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Twenty two nasal cerebral heterotopias were compared with 11 nasal encephaloceles. No histological feature was found that would… 
1987
1987
Multicystic renal dysplasia in a crossed fused or nonfused ectopic kidney is a rare occurrence that produces unusual imaging… 
1978
1978
The authors describe a case of intracranial heterotopic brain located on the medial one-third of the left sphenoid ridge, and… 
1976
1976
This article presents the sixth recorded example of phakomatous choristoma of the eyelid. The tumor occurred in a 4-month-old boy… 
1975
1975
Coexistent abdominal disease was found in 9 cases of congenital asymmetry. These patients appear to be at risk of malignant… 
Review
1967
Review
1967
HETEROTOPIA, the development of tissues in sites other than those in which they are normally seen, is a phenomenon of great… 
1966
1966
"Imperforate anus" is a syndrome of anomalies of organization of the caudal end of the body, frequently involving the…