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- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1968 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
- ISSN
- 0003-9977
- DOI
- 10.1001/archotol.1968.00770010173011
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Abstract
Abstract IN 1904, Albrecht1 defined hamartoma as a tumor-like malformation in which normal tissue components of the organ are abnormally arranged, varying in size and differentiation of tissues. The liver, spleen, kidney, and lung are frequent sites. However, hamartoma is seldom found in the tongue. We recently experienced a case of lingual hamartoma which was successfully removed. This is a brief report of the case. Report of a Case The patient, a 4-month-old girl, was brought to our clinic. The mother noticed four round, gray-white masses in the tongue one month after birth. The patient was born prematurely as a fraternal twin. According to her mother's impression, the baby seemed to have slight difficulty in nursing.Examination of the oral cavity revealed four smoothly surfaced, gray-white hard tumor-like masses in the lingual area (Fig 1). The largest, 1 × 1 × 3 cm was located at the lingual base of the References 1. Albrecht, H.: Ueber Hamartome , Verh Deutsch Ges Path , 153-157, 1904. 2. Stamm, C., and Tauber, R.: Hamartoma of the Tongue , Laryngoscope 55:140-146, 1945.Crossref 3. Perri, F.A.: Myoepithelial Hamartoma of Tongue , Arch Otolaryng 64:289-290, 1956.Crossref 4. Orregia, F.: Amigdala ectopica, hamartoma lingual , Ann Oto-rhino-laryng (Uruguay) 29:161-163, 1959. 5. Bolognesi, C., and Baravelli, P.: Su di un caso amartoma fibro-muscolare della lingua , Minerva Otorinolaring 12:166-170, 1962. 6. Hinshaw, C.T.: Unusual Lesions of the Tongue; Hamartoma , J Kansas Med Soc 64:154-157, 1963. 7. Iida, N., et al: A Case of Lingual Hamartoma , Nihon Univ J Med (Jap. Ed.) 24:1086-1089, 1965. 8. Anderson, W.A.D.: Pathology , The C. V. Mosby Co., 1966, p 417. 9. Schuermann, H.; Greither, A.; and Hornstein, O.: Krankheiten der Mundschleimhaut und der Lippe , München-Berlin-Wien: Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1966, p 33.
Journal
Archives of Otolaryngology – American Medical Association
Published: Aug 1, 1968
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