Hairy polyp of the oropharynx. A case report with speculation on nosology.
The hairy polyp of the oronasopharynx is a rare congenital malformation that has been classified as a dermoid, teratoid, teratoma, or hamartoma in the past. A case of oropharyngeal hairy polyp is presented that occurred in a male neonate with severe intermittent respiratory obstruction. The precise nosology of this unusual malformation is discussed, with the speculation that it is classified as a choristoma.
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Department of Pathology, Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, M.S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey.
D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006197:Hair / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011127:Polyps / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D012627:Sebaceous Glands / Q000473:pathology