Introduction: Hamartomas is a neoplasms composed of mature tissue elements from the affected site with disproportion between their components. Although lingual hamartomas are traditionally infrequent in the head and neck, a significant number of case reports with this disorder in infancy are arising from the literature.
Case Report: We present a remarkable case of a vallecular hamartoma in a 5-month-old infant. Moreover, the value of histopathological diagnosis was highlighted regarding the differentiation between hamartomas and other benign/reactive lesions.
Conclusion: Surgical excision is regarded as the treatment of choice for vallecular hamartomas; in addition, no recurrence has been reported after complete resection.
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Iran J Otorhinolaryngol
May 2019
Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez, México.
Introduction: Hamartomas is a neoplasms composed of mature tissue elements from the affected site with disproportion between their components. Although lingual hamartomas are traditionally infrequent in the head and neck, a significant number of case reports with this disorder in infancy are arising from the literature.
Case Report: We present a remarkable case of a vallecular hamartoma in a 5-month-old infant.
Malays J Med Sci
March 2014
Department of Pathology, Central Institue of Orthopaedics Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, 110029 New Delhi, India.
We present one of the largest lingual hamartomas of the tongue base to have been reported, along with a review of the current literature and a description of the management of this case, as well as insights into the histopathology of the lesion. A 21-year-old woman presented with a mass on the base of her tongue, extending to the vallecula. The mass was found to be over 4 cm and enhancing on computed tomography.
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April 1990
Department of Otolaryngology, St. Bartholomews Hospital, London.
A 44-year-old man presented with acute airway obstruction. A pedunculated lesion was found arising from the right vallecula. This was confirmed to be an angioleiomyoma, a type of hamartoma rarely found in the oropharynx.
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