Choristoma
"Choristoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A mass of histologically normal tissue present in an abnormal location.
| Descriptor ID |
D002828
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.300.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Choristoma- Choristoma
- Choristomas
- Ectopic Tissue
- Ectopic Tissues
- Tissue, Ectopic
- Tissues, Ectopic
- Heterotopic Tissue
- Heterotopic Tissues
- Tissue, Heterotopic
- Tissues, Heterotopic
- Aberrant Tissue
- Aberrant Tissues
- Tissue, Aberrant
- Tissues, Aberrant
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Magdaleno S, Keshvara L, Curran T. Rescue of ataxia and preplate splitting by ectopic expression of Reelin in reeler mice. Neuron. 2002 Feb 14; 33(4):573-86.