비전정에 발생한 Hamartoma의 1례

Hamartomas are non-neoplastic malformations or inborn errors of tissue development, characterized by abnormal mixture of tissues indigenous to the part with excess of one or more of these. These tumors are rarely encountered in otolaryngological field. Recently, the authors experienced a case of hamartoma arising from the left nasal vestibule cured by surgical resection and reported with the literature review. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2000;11:141–143)