Yu Feng, Guotao Jia, Yongya Du, Maocai Li, Lianqing Li, Lili Gong

Adult Nasopharyngeal Hamartoma: A Case Report

  • Otorhinolaryngology
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Hamartomas are benign tumors characterized by an abnormal combination and arrangement of normal tissues during development. It is more common in lung, gastrointestinal tract and other parts, rare in the head and neck, such as oral cavity, nasal cavity, nasopharynx, etc. This case report describes a patient with nasopharyngeal hamartoma who presented with headache and rhinorrhea and was confirmed to have smooth nasopharyngeal neoplasm by electronic fibro laryngoscopy. After admission, the nasopharyngeal neoplasm was removed under general anesthesia and was postoperatively diagnosed as a hamartoma polyp. The patient recovered well postoperatively.

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