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Cartilaginous choristoma of the nasopharynx
Author(s) -
Malis David J.,
Breisch Eric A.,
Billman Glenn F.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/1098-2353(2000)13:4<263::aid-ca6>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - medicine , hyaline cartilage , adenoidectomy , anatomy , skull , cartilage , choristoma , computed tomography , pathology , radiology , tonsillectomy , articular cartilage , alternative medicine , osteoarthritis
A 21‐year‐old white male presented with persistent adenoiditis. A computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast was performed and was interpreted as normal. An adenoidectomy was performed, and histologic examination demonstrated the unexpected presence of a mature island of hyaline cartilage surrounded by lymphoid hyperplasia. The nature of this anomaly is considered in respect to the embryological development of the base of the skull and nasopharynx. Clin. Anat. 13:263–266, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.