A 24-Year-Old Woman With a Nasopharyngeal Mass

Green, Valerie S.; Pearl, Gary S.

doi:10.5858/2006-130-e33-aywwan

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“…Hairy polyps are rare congenital benign lesions, which were first described in 1784 [ 9 ]. They mostly occur in newborns, infants, and young children but are occasionally found in adulthood [ 10 , 11 ]. Hairy polyps can even be found and diagnosed in fetuses [ 12 ].…”

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CT and MRI Features of Hairy Polyps in Neonates and Infants: A Retrospective Study of 14 Patients

Yang

Gao

et al. 2023

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Background: The typical imaging findings of hairy polyps have been described mostly in case reports. This study was conducted to describe the CT and MRI features of hairy polyps and their common associated abnormalities. Methods: Medical records of 14 patients with pathological diagnosis of hairy polyps were collected for this study. For each patient, the medical records, including demographics, clinical manifestations, and imaging findings were reviewed. Results: The female-to-male ratio was 3.7:1. The age at first episode varied from birth to 2.7 years. The masses were derived from the back side of the soft palate in seven (50.0%) cases, from the lateral pharyngeal wall in four (28.6%) cases, from the soft palate in one (7.1%) case, from the nasal vestibule in one (7.1%) case, and from the parapharyngeal space in one (7.1%) case. A total of 11 (78.6%) cases presented with pedicled masses containing fat and a central core of soft tissue, there were 3 (21.4%) cases whose imaging findings were atypical, and there were 6 (42.9%) patients who had other pathologies. Conclusions: Hairy polyps typically presented as pedicled masses containing fat and a central core of soft tissue, but sometimes their imaging findings can be atypical and they can be associated with other congenital abnormalities. CT and MRI are reliable methods for the diagnosis of hairy polyps and their associated abnormalities.

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CT and MRI Features of Hairy Polyps in Neonates and Infants: A Retrospective Study of 14 Patients

Yang

Gao

et al. 2023

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“…All hairy polyp cases in our study were newborns or infants although certain researchers have reported hairy polyps in adults. 7 Minoux's theory 8 proposed that when the primitive pharyngeal cavity developed from pharyngeal arches in utero, the normal heterotopic cell-rests of one or more germ-line lineages histologically generated non-neoplastic masses, followed by delayed pluripotent cellular morphogenesis. While the cell differentiation delays rarely occur in hairy polyp, this theory may classify hairy polyps into choristoma, hamartoma and teratoma.…”

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Focusing on the clinical diagnosis and risk of hairy polyp: A report of 7 cases

Cao

et al. 2018

Turk J Pediatr

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The hairy polyp is a rare congenital tumor. We introspected 7 cases of hairy polyp that were operated on in our hospital. Microscopically, they all contained only ectoderm and mesoderm tissue and the surface of tumors covered skin and hair regularly. One patient died of a hemorrhage and one girl's hairy polyp occurred in nose. The result indicates that age, pedicle and thin hair are significant markers for the differential diagnosis of hairy polyp and it is important to closely follow a patient post operatively not only for airway obstruction but also hemorrhage.

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“…Teratomas are defined as a usual tumor composed of multiple heterotopic tissues foreign to the site in which they arise. In 1870, Arnold classified teratomatous lesions into four categories: dermoid, teratoids, true teratomas, and epiganthi [15]. Some authors use Arnold's classification of teratomas, thus classifying the hairy polyp as dermoid; some define it as a hamartoma whereas others consider it a choristoma [3,14].…”

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Hairy polyp of the nasopharynx, an unusual presentation, a case report and literature review

AlQudehy

Al-Nufaily

Yagi

2013

Egypt J Otolaryngol

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We report a rare tumor of the nasopharynx with an unusual presentation in a 15-year-old female: the teratoid or hairy polyp. Hairy polyps are rare benign congenital tumors that present at birth or shortly after. Usually, they arise from the ectoderm and endoderm. Their presence in older individuals is unusual. Their clinical presentation depends on the site and size. Our patient presented late with nasal obstruction, snoring, and mouth breathing, and the clinical examination indicated a nasopharyngeal mass. The tumor was removed without complications and the histopathology was consistent with hairy polyp. In this short communication, we raised awareness of such a rarity of nasopharyngeal mass that has to be suspected in pediatric age group. A review of this unusual malformation will be included. We believe, after a computerized literature search, that this is the first report of its kind from the Arabian Peninsula.

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A 24-Year-Old Woman With a Nasopharyngeal Mass

Cited by 10 publications

References 5 publications

CT and MRI Features of Hairy Polyps in Neonates and Infants: A Retrospective Study of 14 Patients

CT and MRI Features of Hairy Polyps in Neonates and Infants: A Retrospective Study of 14 Patients

Focusing on the clinical diagnosis and risk of hairy polyp: A report of 7 cases

Hairy polyp of the nasopharynx, an unusual presentation, a case report and literature review

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