Open AccessSalivary hamartoma with a bifid tongue in an adult patient
Author(s) -
Ravisankar Nutalapati,
Nadeena S. S. Jayasuriya
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/njms.njms_28_17
Subject(s) - medicine , tongue , hamartoma , etiology , embryology , dorsum , tongue neoplasm , dermatology , anatomy , pathology
Congenital anomalies of tongue are rare disorders usually associated with syndromes. In present article we describe a case of a non-syndromic adult patient with bifid tongue with salivary hamartoma on the dorsum of the tongue. We described the clinical features, problems faced by the patient and management. As etiology is uncertain we should have proper understanding of embryology.