title: Nasal hamartoma associated with duplicated pituitary.
abstract: Nasal hamartomas are rare congenital lesions. We describe a case of nasal hamartoma associated with pituitary duplication and other midline anomalies. A 40-year-old female with a history of breast cancer presented with nasal obstruction. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass arising from the nasal septum, as well as duplication of the pituitary and a skull base canal that extended from the margin of the left pituitary fossa to the nasal mass. The mass was subsequently resected via a transnasal endoscopic approach and histology confirmed the presence of hamartoma. Nasal hamartomas are benign lesions that can be associated with other midline anomalies, such as duplicated pituitary, and can be managed conservatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. ginatd01@gmail.com
authors.forename: Daniel T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Ginat
authors.forename: Eric H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Holbrook
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Faquin
authors.forename: Hugh D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Curtin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000002:abnormalities; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed