A case of respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma

Am J Otolaryngol. 2007 Jul-Aug;28(4):277-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.09.013.

Abstract

We report a case of a 70-year-old man diagnosed with a respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma (REAH) of the nasal cavity after a past sinus surgery and associated with nasal polyposis. REAH is a recently described pathologic entity that can present with nasal obstruction, congestion, rhinorrhea, epistaxis, hyposmia, and headaches. It is a rare lesion of nasal and paranasal sinuses, but should be considered in the differential diagnosis because it is a benign lesion and complete surgical resection is curative.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endoscopy
  • Hamartoma / pathology*
  • Hamartoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / pathology*
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / surgery
  • Respiratory Mucosa / pathology*