title: Hemorrhagic Hairy Polyp Causing Velopharyngeal Dysfunction in a Newborn.
abstract: Velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) can be secondary to anatomic, neurologic, or functional maldevelopment in the pediatric population. We present a case of transient VPD after the removal of a voluminous oropharyngeal hairy polyp in a newborn with an intact palate. This report sensitizes physicians, speech-language pathologists, and occupational therapists not only to the repercussions of oropharyngeal congenital masses, such as hairy polyps, on the feeding mechanisms of a newborn but also to the possibility of conservative management.
authors.forename: Rickul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Varshney
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pitaro
authors.forename: Yazeed
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Alghonaim
authors.forename: Yolene
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lacroix
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: feeding issues; hairy polyp; neonatal tumor; oropharyngeal lesion; tonsillar fossa; velopharyngeal dysfunction