Priya S.Patil, Santosh V. Patil
ABSTRACT
Hamartomas of the head and neck are described as rarely seen benign neoplasms. They may occur as focal malformations. Hamartomas seen in the oral cavity are rarer and review of literature shows only few cases reported mainly of Japanese and Latin American origins. Whereas those on the palate are still rarer and when present they may often be associated with a cleft palate and have to be differentiated from other tumors.
Our aim is to report an unusual and unique case of Multiple Leiomyomatous Hamartomas of the hard palate associated with a midline cleft palate in a five month old female child. Such tumors should include a detailed evaluation by the surgeons as they may be complicated by the presence of neural tube defects or other associated anomalies. The treatment of oral and palatal hamartomas is surgical, which is often curative without any recurrence.
Keywords: Hamartoma, leiomyomatous, cleft palate.