Congenital hairy polyp of the soft palate |
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Authors: | Yilmaz Mehmet Ibrahimov Metin Ozturk Ozcan Karaman Emin Aslan Mehmet |
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Affiliation: | Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Department of Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey |
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Abstract: | Hairy polyp is an unusual developmental malformation that is most frequently seen as a pedunculated tumor in the neonate. They are benign lesions containing elements of both ectodermal and mesodermal origin. The symptoms of hairy polyps relate both to their location and their size. Larger lesions produce symptoms due to feeding difficulties and airway obstruction while smaller lesions cause intermittent symptoms resulting from a ball-valve type of obstruction.We present two cases of a soft palate hairy polyp causing respiratory and feeding difficulties and review the literature. |
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Keywords: | Hairy polyp Teratoma Hamartoma Dermoid tumor |
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