title: Rhino sinusal bilateral hamartoma: a case report.
abstract: The hamartoma is a benign rare tumor constituted by a mixture of tissue. It is very unusual in the nasal cavity. The objective of the study is to describe an unusual case of bilateral nasal hamartoma. We report a 52-year-old male patient with a bilateral paranasal hamartoma of the ethmoid and maxillary sinus. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery was performed to completely remove the masses. The reported localization is unusual because the most common site in the nose is the posterior septum. Although hamartoma arising from the rhino sinusal region is very rare, head and neck surgeons must know this entity in order to differentiate it from inverted papilloma and adenocarcinoma. Misinterpretation of this lesion may result in aggressive surgery for a benign lesion.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Otolaryngology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. pmpicciotti@rm.unicatt.it
authors.forename: Pasqualina Maria
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Picciotti
authors.forename: Lea
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calò
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mulè
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maggiore
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scarano
mesh_terms: D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D004724:Endoscopy; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed