Tongue, larynx, oesophagus, showing malformation
Object numberGC.6586
TitleTongue, larynx, oesophagus, showing malformation
Creator H. E. Gibbs
DescriptionWet specimen.
Tongue, with a portion of the pharyngeal mucosa, the larynx and the commencement of the oesophagus, showing malformation, from an infant who survived birth only a few days.
The schistoglossus involves the oral segment of the tongue while the pharyngeal segment shows a mesial groove corresponding to the line of separation of the anterior two-thirds. The oral portions of the tongue are equal in size. Each measures 21 mm in length and 10 mm in maximum breadth and has a median sulcus and a separate fraenum. A cuneiform mass of tissue between the two tongues projects towards the soft palate to which it is adherent, and at the junction bilaterally there projects a rounded nodule which on microscopic examination showed the characters of a cavernous angeioma and contained no lymphoid tissue.
Production date 1922
Object nameTONGUE, PHARYNX/OESOPHAGUS, LARYNX
Object categoryAnatomical, specimen