Hamartoma of the Vallecula in a Five-Month-Old Infant- A Case Report

نویسندگان

Carlos De La Torre Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez, México.

Hiram Alvaréz-Neri Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez, México.

Perla Villamor Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez, México.

Stanislaw Sadowinski Department of Pathology, Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez, México.

چکیده مقاله:

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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