Adult nasopharyngeal hairy polyp presenting with middle ear effusion
Journal Title: Medical Science and Discovery - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
ABSTRACTInroduction: Hairy polyp is a relatively uncommon congenital mass mainly seen in naso-oropharynx. It has been also called as choristoma owing to its bigerminal composition and unexpected location. It is almost always seen at birth and in the early infancy period. Adult presentation is very exceptional and only 5 adult cases have been reported as far as we know.Case Presentation: We present a case of nasopharyngeal hairy polyp in a 69 year old woman admitted with hearing impairment due to middle ear effusion. We also review the relevant literature. The lesion was totally removed via combined naso-endoscopic and trans-oral approach. After 1 year of follow up there was no sign of recurrence neither in the endoscopic evaluation nor in the magnetic resonance imaging.Conclusion: Although nasopharyngeal hairy polyp frequently leads ear problems in the infancy period, the presented case is the 1’st adult hairy polyp case with middle ear effusion. Also it is the 2’nd oldest one so far.
Authors and Affiliations
Yunus Kaplan, Burak Ulkumen, Serkan Gokpınar, Zeynep Senel
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP520382
- DOI -
- Views 53
- Downloads 0
Work-related fatigue and related factors among nurses working at the Adnan Menderes University Hospital
Objective: Work-related fatigue is a common health problem among nurses. The objective of this study is to determine the level of fatigue among nurses working at the Adnan Menderes University Hospital in Tur...
Acute myeloid leukemia under lenalidomide therapy in a patient with multiple myeloma
A 53-year-old patient who had a 7 year history of multiple myeloma was diagnosed with high risk myelodysplastic syndrome while on lenalidomide treatment. Progression to acute myeloid leukemia has occurred during the foll...
Thyrotoxicosis due to functioning metastatic follicular thyroid cancer
Thyrotoxicosis is a common condition associated with excess circulating thyroid hormones. Rarely, thyrotoxicosis can be developing due to functioning metastatic thyroid carcinoma. Most of patients with functional thyroid...
ELEMENT INTOXICATION BY MARINE FOOD
AbstractIntroduction: Pollution is deformation of natural condition of earth with physical, chemical and biological factors. Environmental pollution suppress life balance and has negative effect on living and ecosystem w...
Evaluation of the relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and extended period of leg cramps in pregnant women
Objective: At least one-third of pregnant women suffer from leg cramps. While the cause of these leg cramps is not fully understood, it starts during the third trimester, likely due to pregnancy-related physiolo...