title: [Clinical analysis of 14 cases with nasal respiratory enithelial adenomatoid hamartom].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe and analyze the clinical features of nasal respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartom and improve the levels of diagnosis and treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fourteen cases of nasal respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartom confirmed by pathology were collected and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 14 cases, primary complaint of Hyposmia(or Anosmia)and nasal obstruction were occured in 13 and 11 cases respectively. Four cases had past history of endoscopic sinus surgery because of the diagnosis of nasal polyps. Polypoid neoplasms could be seen in the bilateral olfactory clefts. Sinus CT showed soft tissue shadows in bilateral nasal cavity and mucous membrane thickening in different sinus. Endoscopic sinus surgery were utilized to eliminate focus in all cases. All cases weren t recurred after 2-20 months' following-up visitings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nasal respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartom is so rare that clinical and pathological doctors have limited knowledge of it. It has its own characteristics from the clinical symptoms, signs to sinus CT although they are nonspecific. So we should improve the understanding about it to avoid misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis.
authors.forename: Xuhui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: Xiubo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zi
authors.forename: Baoyu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yuehong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sang
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D015508:Nasal Obstruction; D009298:Nasal Polyps; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses