[Hamartoma : a rare nasopharyngeal pathology as a cause of nasal obstruction].
We present a case of a 44-year-old man with complaints of double-sided nasal obstruction and a foreign body sensation. A polypoid lesion was seen in the nasopharynx and was later completely excised. Histologic examination showed a respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma. The clinical and pathological features of this rare tumor as a cause of nasal obstruction are discussed.
Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Klinikum Bielefeld, Teutoburger Strasse 50, 33604, Bielefeld, Deutschland.
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed