Lingual leiomyomatous hamartoma with bifid tip of tongue and ankyloglossia in an infant

Lingual leiomyomatous hamartoma (LLH) is a rare and underreported entity as a differential diagnosis of midline lingual swellings. LLH with bifid tongue and ankyloglossia is still rarer and so far only one case report in an adult exists in the literature.Here we report a 5 months infant with this rare association.

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra - February 20, 2016 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Anjan Kumar Dhua, Kashish Kumar, Murali Krishna Nagendla, Veereshwar Bhatnagar, Asit Ranjan Mridha Tags: Case Report Source Type: research