Hamartomas of the head and neck. A report of 4 cases.

Hamartomas in the head and neck region are unusual, and few reports of such lesions are found in the literature. Four cases of hamartoma are described. Two were lymphoid hamartomas (1 occurred in the neck and 1 in the parotid gland), the third was a vascular hamartoma of the ethmoid, and the fourth was found in the neck and was composed of cartilage and fibrofatty tissue.