title: Seromucinous hamartoma in the nasal cavity medial to the middle turbinate: report of 2 cases and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Seromucinous hamartoma, a type of epithelial hamartoma, is a rare benign glandular proliferation of the sinonasal tract and nasopharynx. Herein, we present 2 rare cases of seromucinous hamartoma arising in the nasal cavity medial to the middle turbinate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This is a case report of 2 patients diagnosed with seromucinous hamartoma of the nasal cavity and a review of the literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Seromucinous hamartoma of the nasal cavity is an exceedingly rare diagnosis but should be included in the differential diagnosis of a posterior nasal tumor. Most cases arise from the posterior nasal cavity medial to the middle turbinate rather than lateral to the middle turbinate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chien-Chia
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ta-Jen
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chi-Che
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Pei-Wen
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: hamartoma; nasopharynx; seromucinous gland; seromucinous hamartoma; sinonasal tumor