Abstract

HAMARTOMA OF HEAD AND NECK REGION: A REVIEW

*Dr. Vidya G. Doddawad, Dr. Shivananda S., Dr. Kavita B. Gaddikeri, Dr. Chandrakala J., Dr. Girish K.L. and Dr. Sunita S.

Abstract

Hamartoma is an uncommon lesion/mass in head and neck region, that shows a variety of clinical presentations, histological appearances and growth pattern. Hamartoma is a non-neoplastic developmental anomaly that appears as simple spontaneous growths, composed of a mixture of locally derived mature tissue which does not destroy the adjacent tissue. Although hamartoma is not a true neoplasm, but it behaves like tumour and it recurs if the tumour excised incompletely.

Keywords: Hamartoma is an uncommon region, that incompletely.