our cases of osteoma occurring at the base of the tongue

Abstract

Osseous benign tumors of the tongue are very rare. During the past two years we have experienced 4 cases of osteoma which originated at the base of the tongue. Most of them were located close to the foramen caecum. Our findings suggest that the etiology of osteoma of the tongue might thus be closely related to the foramen caecum and thyroid gland.