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Volume: 4 | Issue: 4 | Published: May 05, 2020 | Pages: 130 - 133 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1574876762

Seromucinous hamartoma of the sinonasal tract: report of a rare case

Authors: Henrique Furlan Pauna , Eulalia Sakano , Alexandre Caixeta Guimaraes

Article Info

Authors

Henrique Furlan Pauna

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Campinas / UNICAMP, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Eulalia Sakano

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Campinas / UNICAMP, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Alexandre Caixeta Guimaraes

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Campinas / UNICAMP, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Publication History

Received: November 27, 2019

Revised: March 07, 2020

Accepted: April 23, 2020

Published: May 05, 2020

Abstract

Background: The sinonasal tract is anatomically complex and it houses a wide variety of inflammatory, benign, and malignant lesions. While inflammatory polyps are easily recognized by the pathologists, the nasal hamartoma still poorly understood. Seromucinous hamartoma have only been recognized over the past few years. They are a diagnostic challenge, needing to be distinguished from low-grade adenocarcinomas, and are of interest because most of the basic questions about their pathophysiology remain unanswered. Case presentation: We present a case of seromucinous hamartoma with features that partly expand the morphologic spectrum of these lesions, in a 50-year-old man. We also discuss the differential diagnosis and review the literature to compare our findings with previously reported cases with the aim of better understanding this interesting entity. Conclusion: Seromucinous hamartoma is a condition that may mimic several different sinonasal tumors, and further discussion and research are necessary to evaluate its full long-term impact.

Keywords: Sinonasal tract, tumor, salivary gland, nasal obstruction, exocrine glands, case report, green

Pubmed Style

Henrique Furlan Pauna, Eulalia Sakano, Alexandre Caixeta Guimaraes. Seromucinous hamartoma of the sinonasal tract: report of a rare case. EJMCR. 2020; 05 (May 2020): 130-133. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1574876762

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Henrique Furlan Pauna, Eulalia Sakano, Alexandre Caixeta Guimaraes. Seromucinous hamartoma of the sinonasal tract: report of a rare case. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1439 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1574876762

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Henrique Furlan Pauna, Eulalia Sakano, Alexandre Caixeta Guimaraes. Seromucinous hamartoma of the sinonasal tract: report of a rare case. EJMCR. (2020), [cited December 25, 2024]; 05 (May 2020): 130-133. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1574876762

Harvard Style

Henrique Furlan Pauna, Eulalia Sakano, Alexandre Caixeta Guimaraes (2020) Seromucinous hamartoma of the sinonasal tract: report of a rare case. EJMCR, 05 (May 2020): 130-133. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1574876762

Chicago Style

Henrique Furlan Pauna, Eulalia Sakano, Alexandre Caixeta Guimaraes. "Seromucinous hamartoma of the sinonasal tract: report of a rare case." 05 (2020), 130-133. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1574876762

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Henrique Furlan Pauna, Eulalia Sakano, Alexandre Caixeta Guimaraes. "Seromucinous hamartoma of the sinonasal tract: report of a rare case." 05.May 2020 (2020), 130-133. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1574876762

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Henrique Furlan Pauna, Eulalia Sakano, Alexandre Caixeta Guimaraes (2020) Seromucinous hamartoma of the sinonasal tract: report of a rare case. , 05 (May 2020), 130-133. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1574876762