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  • Title: Hamartomas of the nose and nasopharynx.
    Author: Graeme-Cook F, Pilch BZ.
    Journal: Head Neck; 1992; 14(4):321-7. PubMed ID: 1517084.
    Abstract:
    Hamartomas are easily diagnosed entities when occurring in the lung and gastrointestinal tract. In the nose and nasopharynx, where such lesions are rare, biopsy of a hamartoma containing epithelial proliferation may lead to a misdiagnosis of cancer, with resultant radical and deforming surgery, particularly if they present in adulthood. We encountered three such lesions over 2 years in the Massachusetts Eye Ear Infirmary, and another was retrieved from the recent files. All presented with nonspecific obstructive symptoms of the nose or nasopharynx, and were treated by resection. Follow-up is short, (4 months to 1 year), but in no case has there been recurrence. The clinical diagnosis was malignancy in 2 cases, inflammatory polyp in one.
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