A case of hamartoma of the tongue.

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  • TOHGE Hiroyuki
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery I, Hiroshima University School of Dentistry
  • TORATANI Shigeaki
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery I, Hiroshima University School of Dentistry
  • YOSHIGA Koji
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery I, Hiroshima University School of Dentistry
  • TAKADA Kazuaki
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery I, Hiroshima University School of Dentistry
  • IJUHIN Naokuni
    Department of Oral Pathology, Hiroshima University School of Dentistry

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  • 舌に発生した過誤腫の１症例

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The hamartoma is a relatively rare tumor in the mouth. It has been reported in various organs, including the liver, spleen, kidney and lung. We recently experienced a case of hamartoma arising from the tongue.<BR>A fifteen year old boy complained of the tumor of the tongue which had been present since two months after birth. The tumor was removed under general anesthesia, which was histopathologically leiomyomatous hamartoma of the tongue.<BR>Neither recurrence nor metastasis was seen after the operation.

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