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Tongue hamartomas in pediatric patients: an international case series and literature review

2022; Elsevier BV; Volume: 134; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.oooo.2022.06.009

2212-4411

Maria Eduarda Pérez‐de‐Oliveira, Liam Robinson, José Narciso Rosa Assunção Júnior, Aline Corrêa Abrahão, Mário José Romanãch, Paulo Victor Mendes Penafort, Luan César Silva, Alan Roger Santos‐Silva, Márcio Ajudarte Lopes, Willie F. P. van Heerden, Pablo Agustín Vargas,

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

This study reports 9 additional tongue hamartomas in children paired with a literature review.A retrospective analysis was performed from 3 Oral Pathology laboratories.Additionally, a literature review was conducted through 5 electronic databases and gray literature.A total of 9 cases were identified in the retrospective analysis.Females outnumbered males with a ratio of 1.25:1.The age of presentation ranged from 2 weeks to 7 years.The posterior dorsum tongue was the most affected subsite (n = 4).One case was seen in a patient with oro-facial-digital syndrome, 2 cases in patients with cleft palates, and one case with an encephalocele.The most common predominant component was salivary gland tissue (n = 4).A literature search included 79 pediatric patients presenting with 95 tongue hamartomas.A slight female (n = 47) predilection was observed, with ages varying from 15 hours to 19 years.The posterior tongue 2 dorsum (n = 31) was the most affected site.Seven cases were seen in association with syndromes.The most common predominant component was smooth muscle (n = 35).Although hamartomas are rare in the oral cavity, they should be considered in the differential diagnosis of masses involving the posterior tongue dorsum in children.