The authors report a case of leiomyoma which developed at the dorsum of the tongue of a 5-year-old female was visited the hospital with a complaint of a tumor at the tongue.
Occurrence of leiomyoma in the head and neck region has been suggested extremely rare and 17 cases have been reported in Japan until 1975. 54% of these cases developed at the nose, 30% at the tongue and others were seen in the neck and submandibular region.
Leiomyoma can be classified into superficial leiomyoma, vascular leiomyoma and bizarre leiomyoma (leiomyoblastoma or epitheloid tumor). The present case was thought to be a superficial leiomyoma.
