title: Respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma of the maxillary sinus.
abstract: A case of respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma of the maxillary sinus is reported. Glandular hamartomas involving the sinonasal tract have received only limited documentation in the literature. The differential diagnosis of adenomatoid hamartoma includes schneiderian papilloma of the inverted type and adenocarcinoma. Limited but complete surgical resection is the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kanazawa Medical College, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Himi
authors.forename: Tomokazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshizaki
authors.forename: Katsuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furukawa
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D018254:Adenomatoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D008875:Middle Aged; D018308:Papilloma, Inverted / Q000175:diagnosis; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000473:pathology