Lingual swelling: A clinical conundrum

Swelling of the tongue usually pose a clinical dilemma, especially when presenting at an early age. Growths from all of these heterogeneous components may occur resulting in a wide variation in clinical features and behaviour, ranging from self-limiting to aggressive lesions. Here we present a case of a 9 year old female child, with complaints of swelling over the tongue and floor of mouth. She previously had a similar lesion at the age of 1 year, which was diagnosed to be a hamartoma. The aim of this study is to discuss how to proceed regarding the further management.