title: Angiomyomatous hamartoma in a submandibular lymph node: a case report.
abstract: Angiomyomatous hamartomas have been found almost exclusively in the inguinal and femoral lymph nodes; few reports of these lesions in the head and neck region have been published. We present a case of angiomyomatous hamartoma in the submandibular area, a site that has not been previously reported in the literature. The mass was initially diagnosed as an enlarged lymph node. When it did not regress following broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment, the patient, a 51-year-old woman, underwent an excisional biopsy. Histopathology identified the mass as an angiomyomatous hamartoma. At follow-up 3 years and 9 months postoperatively, the patient exhibited no evidence of recurrence on physical examination and computed tomography. Even though angiomyomatous hamartoma of the head and neck is rare, we suggest that otolaryngologists include it in the differential diagnosis of head and neck masses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. geva_b@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Geva
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barzilai
authors.forename: Yaakov
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Schindler
authors.forename: Raanan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cohen-Kerem
mesh_terms: D000798:Angiomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed