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Erschienen in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 10/2017

26.07.2017 | Rhinology

Primary nasopharyngeal polyps: a case series on a rare clinical entity

verfasst von: De Hua Chen, Mu Qiong Mo, Chew Lip Ng, Zhi Bin Lin, Tian Ying Li, Wei Ping Wen, Chun Wei Li

Erschienen in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Ausgabe 10/2017

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Abstract

Primary non-neoplastic polyps originating from the nasopharynx have not been reported in the English language literature. We present the clinical and histopathological features of three primary nasopharyngeal polyps. Clinical data of three patients with primary nasopharyngeal polyps treated at the Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University between 2005 and 2015 were analyzed and presented. Three male patients from 45 to 63 years presented with nasopharyngeal masses. CT or MRI examination showed nasopharyngeal space-occupying lesions. Two patients were initially diagnosed with nasopharyngeal angiofibroma and one patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. After surgical excision, based on the histological examination, the tissue masses were all diagnosed as inflammatory polyps. Histologically, the polyps demonstrated significant oedema, collagen deposition, leukocytic infiltration, and epithelial remodelling. Primary nasopharyngeal polyps represent a distinct clinical entity and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of nasopharyngeal masses.
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Metadaten
Titel
Primary nasopharyngeal polyps: a case series on a rare clinical entity
verfasst von
De Hua Chen
Mu Qiong Mo
Chew Lip Ng
Zhi Bin Lin
Tian Ying Li
Wei Ping Wen
Chun Wei Li
Publikationsdatum
26.07.2017
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Ausgabe 10/2017
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Elektronische ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-017-4682-9

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