Leiomyomatous hamartoma
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Hamartoma appearing as painless, soft polypoid mass
Leiomyomatous hamartoma is a hamartoma which appears as a painless, soft polypoid (polyp-like) mass.[1] It usually is found on the tongue,[2] around the nasopalatine foramen,[3] or in the nasopharynx.[4] The lesion is composed of a proliferation of fusiform and spindle smooth muscle cells.[1]
- 1 2 Woo SB (2012). Oral Pathology: A Comprehensive Atlas and Text. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-4377-2226-0.
- ↑ Kobayashi, A; Amagasa, T; Okada, N (March 2001). "Leiomyomatous hamartoma of the tongue: case report". Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 59 (3): 337–40. doi:10.1053/joms.2001.21008. PMID 11243621.
- ↑ Corrêa, L; Lotufo, M; Martins, MT; Sugaya, N; de Sousa, SC (2001). "Leiomyomatous hamartoma of the incisive papilla". The Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 25 (2): 157–9. doi:10.17796/jcpd.25.2.30513v1374443235. PMID 11314216.
- ↑ Nishiyama, T; Kato, Y; Baba, Y (2014). "Nasopharyngeal leiomyomatous hamartoma: case report". BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders. 14: 5. doi:10.1186/1472-6815-14-5. PMC 4038829. PMID 24883043.
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