Hamartoma of the Vallecula in a Five-Month-Old Infant- A Case Report
نویسندگان
1 Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez, México.
2 Department of Pathology, Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez, México.
3 Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez, México.
4 Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez, México.
doi
10.22038/ijorl.2018.26869.1892چکیده
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.
