A Case Report of Palatal Hamartoma With Bifid Tongue: Rare Congenital Anomaly

Abstract

Here is a rare case of congenital anomaly, palatal hamartoma with bifid tongue in a 5 month old infant with non-oral-facial-digital syndrome. Informant, mother complain of difficulty in sucking breast milk and dribbling of milk during breast feeding and swelling in the palatal part of the oral cavity, mucous cyst in the floor of the mouth. The palatal swelling excised and the bifid tongue was repaired in layers surgically. Diagnosis of palatal hamartoma was based on the histopathological report. The review of literature, the description of the lesion, the diagnosis and the management of this finding are outlined.