title: Lingual harmatoma in an infant.
abstract: Lingual tumours are uncommon in infants and harmatomas are rarely reported. A 5-month-old boy presented with a growth on the dorsum of the tongue which had been present from birth. The growth produced no respiratory or feeding difficulties. It was confirmed to be a harmatoma after complete excision. There has been no recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria. eaameh@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ameh
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mshelbwala
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Rafindadi
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Farindadi
mesh_terms: D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome