Abstract
Hamartoma occurrence in the oral cavity is rare. A 7-year-old girl visited our hospital on December 28, 2006 at the age of 7 years 7 months with discomfort in the dorsum of the tongue. Intraoral findings included a hemispheric indolent soft elastic pink mass sized 17×17 mm in the posterior region of the dorsum of the tongue. After monitoring for approximately 18 months, the mass was resected on August 25, 2008 (9 years 2 months old) and diagnosed as a leiomyomatous hamartoma. At the latest examination, the course has been uneventful without recurrence for approximately 3 years (12 years 2 months old).
