A 4-month-old boy with leiomyomatous hamartoma of tongue

Abstract

  Hamartoma is defined as a tumor-like malformation composed of a disordered mixture of mature tissues. It can develop at any site in the body, but few hamartomas in the oral area have been reported. We report a 4-month-old boy with a leiomyomatous hamartoma developing on the dorsum of the tongue. A lingual nodule was noticed during a medical examination at three months of age. The nodule was resected under general anesthesia and diagnosed as a leiomyomatous hamartoma. No post-operative complications were observed. Previous studies report cases in which resection of leiomyomatous hamartoma of the tongue was done; no relapses were reported. Considering that there is a case reporting enlargement of hamartoma in adulthood, long-term follow-up of the patient is required.