Open AccessRespiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma: a diagnostic challenge in sinonasal lesions
Author(s) -
Shailesh Agrawal,
Anagha A Joshi,
Nikhil Rajendra Dhorje,
Renuka Bradoo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-230082
Subject(s) - medicine , hamartoma , nasal cavity , inverted papilloma , adenocarcinoma , lesion , nasal septum , nose , radiology , pathology , papilloma , surgery , cancer
Respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma (REAH) is a rare lesion in nasal cavity first reported by Wenig and Heffner in 1995. Most commonly seen in men in third to ninth decade of life. Majority of cases presents as a polypoidal mass in one or both nasal cavities. We experienced such a case of REAH originating from the nasal septum, in posterior aspect, treated by endoscopic approach. It is important to differentiate REAH from other sinonasal pathologies like inverted papilloma and low grade sinonasal adenocarcinoma. Complete surgical resection is the treatment of choice.