title: Leiomyomatous hamartoma of the anterior tongue: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: A case of leiomyomatous hamartoma located on the anterior third of the tongue in an otherwise healthy 6-year-old boy is reported. The lesion had been present since birth as an asymptomatic, pedunculated tubular tumour. The lesion was surgically excised and histopathological examination disclosed a non-neoplastic mass composed of irregularly arranged bundles of smooth muscle embedded in a fibrovascular stroma. No recurrence was observed after 1 year of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Atención a la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, México, D.F. Mexico.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de la Rosa-García
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mosqueda-Taylor
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000166:cytology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000473:pathology*