Post-adenoidectomy inflammatory pseudotumor.
OBJECTIVE
Inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare pathology in the head and neck area. Multiple post-adenoidectomy complications have been described in the literature without alluding to such an entity.


METHODS
A case report of an inflammatory pseudotumor following an adenoidectomy.


RESULTS
Pseudotumor of the nasopharynx should be added to the list of possible complications of adenoidectomy.


CONCLUSIONS
Inflammatory pseudotumor of the nasopharynx is a rare complication that confronts the otolaryngologist and the pathologist with a diagnostic challenge. Surgical excision remains the best therapeutic option.
Hadi
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, New York, USA. hb03@aub.edu.lb
el-Bitar
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Zaatari
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D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed