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Respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma in the nasopharynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

R M Metselaar
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
H V Stel
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Gooi-Noord Hospital, Blaricum, The Netherlands
S van der Baan
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Gooi-Noord Hospital, Blaricum, The Netherlands; University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands

Abstract

We present a case report of a female patient with complaints of single-sided nasal obstruction. A polypoid structure was seen in the nasopharynx. Histologic examination showed a respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma – a rare, benign lesion. Therapy consisted of complete excision. In line with previous reports, the lesion did not recur during 13 months of follow up. The clinical and pathological features of this abnormality are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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